Biodiversity
Natural History of Queen's Park
Trees for Toronto
Meet the Aquarium Keeper
It’s hard work keeping the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity’s coral reef tank afloat!
Come and meet Sheldon John, the person responsible for ensuring our fish are happy, healthy and ready for their close-up. Free with Museum admission.
Did you know our fish tank is 550 gallons?

Dave Ireland
Managing Director, Centre of Discovery in Biodiversity
Interests: Communication. Biodiversity. Change.
Phone: 416.586.8092
Hi! Welcome to my staff page at the ROM. My job at the ROM is incredible, and the team I work with at ROM Biodiversity is awesome.
I'm responsible for developing programs, projects and partnerships that help people understand and conserve biodiversity. I work with everyone at the ROM, from the Department of Natural History, Education, Marketing and Communication, Web and Print Media, and Programs, to all other ROM Centre's of Discovery, the ROM Governors and the ROM Executive team. My role is help internal teams work with each other toward unified and focused goals, and to represent the Centre of Discovery in Biodiversity with all external partners.
I grew up in Huntsville, Ontario on the doorstep of Algonquin Park, and have been living in Toronto for the last eight years. I love the outdoors, connecting people to wildlife and wild spaces - and I'm a big fan of change.
Drop me a note in the Contact section below with any comments, questions or possible collaborations.
Follow me on Twitter: @davehireland @ROMBiodiversity
ROM Researchers Publish New Theory on Origin of Flightless Birds
Two Longstanding Conflicting Views May Both Be Accurate
New DNA studies by Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) researchers indicate that two opposing views on the origin of ratites, large flightless birds originating on the southern supercontinent Gondwana, might both be correct.
Les chercheurs du ROM se penchent sur l’origine des oiseaux coureurs
Deux théories contradictoires… ou complémentaires
Dr. Chris Darling brings out some cool insects. As well, from Out of the Vaults: the Bronze Beetles of George Foster will be on display.
