Habitat loss is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity on Earth today. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), habitat loss is the primary threat to 85% of all threatened or endangered species around the world. In Canada, 90% of Carolinian forests, which hold over 40% of the endangered and threatened species in Canada, have been converted to farmland or towns.
Habitat fragmentation is as serious a problem as habitat loss. Many species, especially migratory ones, have difficulty surviving in habitats that are broken into fragments created by disturbances such as roads, pipelines and railways.
The Toronto Zoo is dedicated to help solve these problems, by restoring habitats for native species in Canada, and all over the world.
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