Regulated Wildlife
Native wild animals protected under regulations (only species that have been observed in Ontario zoos have been listed):
Furbearing Mammals
Badger
Beaver
Bobcat
Coyote
Fisher
Arctic Fox
Gray Fox
Red Fox (all colour phases)
Lynx
Marten
Mink
Muskrat
Opossum
Otter
Raccoon
Least Weasel
Long-tailed Weasel
Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine)
Wolf
Game Mammals
Black Bear
Woodland Caribou
White-tailed Deer
American Elk
European and Snowshoe Hares
Moose
Specially Protected Birds (raptors)
Bald and Golden Eagles
Peregrine Falcons
Northern Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-shoulder Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
American Shallow-tailed Kite
Merlin
Osprey
Barred Owl
Boreal Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barn Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Horned Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Short-eared Owl
Snowy Owl
Turkey Vulture
Specially Protected Birds (other than raptors)
White Pelican
Common Raven
Specially Protected Reptiles
Blue Racer
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Five-lined Skink
Black Rat Snake
Butler’s Garter Snake
Eastern Fox Snake
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern Smooth Green Snake
Lake Erie Water Snake
Milk Snake
Northern Water Snake
Queen Snake
