Hunting is fashionable with the Toronto Star
Tuesday, December 9 2008The CZC can be seen as the backdrop for the Toronto Star's fashion editorial on hunting aesthetic, see the Thursday Living section.
Thunderheist Album Cover
Tuesday, November 17 2008The Canadian group Thunderheist has shot the album cover and art for their highly anticipated album, to be released March, 2009.
Aquisitions
Saturday, September 13 2008The CZC came home from a fall antique show with a beautiful otter, a black squirrel, a green wing teal and a female common merganser.
Predator
Friday, August 8 2008A large timber wolf has joined the collection and we have hopes to acquire an artic wolf skin rug.
Benfactor Benson Bestows Birds
Sunday, July 27, 2008Clay Benson of Smith Creek Antiques has generously donated a stunning case of ornithological specimens. CZC staff are ecstatic, photos will be available soon.
Ducks, Tours, The Globe and Mail
Saturday, June 14, 2008Today is an exciting day for the conservatory. We welcome two new ducks to the collection, a male and female Longtail, over eighty years old. We are also celebrating our article in Globe and Mail (PDF here), as well as the inaugural tour!
Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, (Goose, Goose, Goose)
Thursday, June 5, 2008The CZC welcomes to the collection four new waterfowl. Drake and female Mallard and Wood Ducks in full mating plumage.
New Site, New Aquisition, New Documentation
Tuesday, April 22, 2008The arrival of the albino caribou has been the impetus for a new site design and new documentation of the collection. Look for more images in the coming weeks.
Ravishing Beasts
Tuesday, April 15, 2008The CZC has been featured on Ravishing Beasts, a site focusing the cultural history of taxidermy. "...the collection of vintage and contemporary taxidermy aspires to the giddy heights of Ark meets Cabinet of Wonders." Read the full story.
White Caribous and Red Foxes
Saturday, March 8, 2008CZC is pleased to announce the acquisition of a rare treasure: An albino caribou will be added to the conservatory in mid April when it will be delivered from Montreal.
The Conservatory is presently in the process of restoring a female red fox in her winter coat. Restorations are underway on a damaged mount and images will be posted soon.