Tortoises in Canadian facitlities

antilio capra

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I am currently looking to make a comprehensive list of all tortoise species present in canadian facilities.
The species I'm currently aware are down below
Aldabra tortoise
Most AZA zoos in canada(except biodome and assiniboine)
Egyptian torotoise
Calgary
Pancake tortoise
Calgary
Sulcata
many zoos
Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
Many zoos
South American Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata)
Assiniboine
Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
Assiniboine
Burmese star tortoise
Toronto and one little ray's wildlife rescue exhibt
Asian brown tortoise
Toronto
Leopard tortoise
Calgary
hermans
many zoos
Spider tortoise
Toronto
Radiated tortoise
Toronto
marginated tortoise
bc wildlife park.
sonoran golpher tortoise(named gus)
Nova scotia museum of natural history
If I missed any species I would appreciate being told.
 
I am currently looking to make a comprehensive list of all tortoise species present in canadian facilities.
The species I'm currently aware are down below
Aldabra tortoise
Most AZA zoos in canada(except biodome and assiniboine)

If I missed any species I would appreciate being told.
Can you list all Canadian zoos with Aldabra tortoises?
 
The only two public holders of Aldabra Tortoises in Canada are indeed Granby and Toronto. Hardly "most aza facilities" in Canada. There is a private holder in British Columbia, and a handful kicking around in private hands in Ontario, and likely a handful more hiding around the country.

In Alberta, we have:

Marine Life at West Edmonton Mall:
Red Footed Tortoise

Edmonton Valley Zoo:
Sulcata Tortoise
Red Footed Tortoise
Indian Star Tortoise

Discovery Wildlife Park:
Hermans Tortoise
Sulcata Tortoise

Calgary Zoo:
Egyptian Tortoise
Leopard Tortoise

Cobb's Adventure Park:
Sulcata Tortoise
 
here is a private holder in British Columbia, and a handful kicking around in private hands in Ontario, and likely a handful more hiding around the country.
Do any of these private collections have rare species or exclusivly private holder speccies?(If so which species) I don't know much about these private facilities. Also thanks for the correction.
 
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