TORONTO, Thursday, April 13, 2023 – On Monday, April 10, your Toronto Zoo said goodbye to long time Zoo resident Samson, a 25-year-old Grizzly bear. In honouring both the importance of Mkwa – the bear to Indigenous People – and Samson’s spirit, our Indigenous Relations team arranged to hold a ceremony with Indigenous Knowledge Keepers … Continue reading Toronto Zoo and friends bid spiritual farewell to Grizzly Bear, Samson – watch ceremony