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Welcome to Ontario Nature’s new blog series – Conservation science at your doorstep. The word science means different things to different people. Some people picture lab coats and test tubes, ...
Slow-moving turtles are some of the most threatened wildlife in the province. Seven of Ontario’s eight species are at-risk, in large part due to roadkill. Most of the turtles found ...
The brutal winter weather in 2014 and 2015 has taken a toll on overwintering waterfowl along Lake Ontario. Cold temperature records were set in southern Ontario in February 2015 and ...
On December 14th of last year, with temperatures hovering around 0 degrees Celsius, my friend Jon and I participated in the Minden Christmas Bird Count in Haliburton County.
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority