Wild TO
Tens of thousands of calls. One year. Every ward.
What the data tells us
From September's peak of 1,301 weekly requests to January's low of 271, Toronto's animal calls nearly quintuple with the seasons. The city's relationship with wildlife is anything but constant.
Every summer,
wildlife takes over.
In the warmer months, injured raccoons, nesting birds, and orphaned squirrels flood Toronto's 311 line. By September, 3 out of 4 calls are about wild animals.
In winter, that share drops to just over half — and call volumes collapse entirely.
Half of all coyote sightings happen
in just 5 neighbourhoods.
Downtown coyotes are real. Spadina–Fort York ranks #2 despite being one of the most urban wards in the city.
379 total coyote reports · Top 5 = 50% of all sightings
Same city. Different worlds.
Toronto Centre is the only ward where wildlife drops below 50% of calls.
Summer reshuffles
the leaderboard.
Some neighbourhoods almost shut down in winter. Others barely notice the seasons change at all.