Financial Support

One of the objectives of the Zoological Society of Montreal has always been to provide financial support towards worthy conservation projects at local, national and international levels.

Some of the special events we have organized have included:

• Guest lectures with notable speakers such as Gerald Durrell, Farley Mowat, Robert Bateman, and Cleveland Amory.

• Fund Raising Dinners

• Fashion Shows

• Classical Music Concert entitled "Animals in Music".

• "Wildlife In Art" Art Contest.

Some of the projects benefitted through our efforts have included:

• Rainforest protection in South America

• Jaguar protection in Central America

  Blue Whale (George Midgley Photo)

• Whale conservation in Canada's Arctic

• Beluga whale conservation in Quebec.

• Blue Whale conservation – world's oceans.

• Endangered species protection in Canada

• Conservation of the St. Lawrence Valley ecosystem.

• Bird Rehabilitation – raptors and songbirds in Quebec.

• Habitat protection – various regions.

• Protection of wolves and bears in Canada's western provinces.

Animal Welfare

Black Bear (Gary Jones Photo)

• Support for protection of fur bearing animals in Canada.

• Support for rehabilitation and release of urban wildlife.

• Donations – food and shelter for stray and injured domestic animals.

Some of the organizations benefitted have included:

• WWF – World Wildlife Fund
• CNF – Canadian Nature Federation
• Sierra Legal Defence Fund
• Fur Bearer Association
• Trans Canada Trail Foundation
• Nature Conservancy
• Le Nichoir Bird Rehab Center
• CRIB – Care & Rehabilitation of Injured Birds of Monteregie
• St. Lawrence Valley Ecomuseum
• CSPCA – Cdn. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• St. Lawrence Institute of Ecotoxicology
• MICS – Mingan Island Cetacean Study

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