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August 27 is ! Did you know that the Great Lakes contain over 20% of the world’s surface freshwater?💧 They are also home to thousands of plant and animal species, and support millions of people who rely on the lakes for drinking water 🚰, recreation 🛶, and economic activity 🎣.

Check out this video to learn about the wonders of watersheds and why they are important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBBRZfIHrOQ

❗️Want to learn even more about the Great Lakes? Visit the new website of your Toronto Zoo’s Great Lakes Program to learn more about this crucial ecosystem through videos, activity books, and teacher resources for in-classroom education: https://www.torontozoo.com/tz/greatlakes

By learning about ways to protect our waterways and aquatic Species-At-Risk, we can all help keep our Great Lakes great! 🐟💙

Watershed Wonders Did you know that every person, animal, and plant in the world lives in a watershed? The GTA’s very own Rouge River Watershed is home to 1.5 million people a...