Ever drive by the Zoo and wonder “what’s that red barn?” Well, that iconic barn along with two others comprise one of only a handful of specialized conservation breeding centres in Canada for three endangered species, the black-footed ferret, the eastern loggerhead shrike, and Canada’s most endangered mammal, the Vancouver Island marmot. At the Toronto Zoo, breeding pairs of marmots are kept out of the public eye in the specialized breeding centre and have minimal human-animal contact to keep th