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Snowy owl © Edith Maracle Berghout
The welfare and well-being of Ontario’s owls is no laughing matter. With downward-trending owl populations due to increasing stressors and decreasing habitat availability, respecting owls and acting for the benefit of wildlife is vital. Distressing owls and causing them to leave their roosts yields further disturbance to owl populations and is a major threat to ...
The United Nations declared 2011-2020 the International Decade of Biodiversity to both celebrate the richness and diversity of nature, and to challenge individuals, governments and corporations to help stop its decline. Ontario Nature has been in the biodiversity business since 1931, leading the way to protect our province’s wild species and wild spaces. While climate ...
Common yellowthroat warbler © Noah Cole
Here are our top ten favourite articles from our award-winning magazine, ON Nature. You can read them on your desktop, tablet or phone. Let us know which one is your favourite! Looking for more environmental news? You can read current and back issues of ON Nature online. Get closer to nature by exploring Ontario’s natural ...
Long-tailed ducks © Tobias Roth CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Winter bird watching offers us an exciting opportunity to observe unique and notable birds such as snowy owls, winter finches and overwintering raptors. This year’s Christmas Bird Count will run from December 14, 2018 to January 5, 2019. So, grab your sweaters, scarves, coats, binoculars and cameras and get ready to enjoy a marvelous season ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority