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© Lora Denis
How does the destruction of precious habitat and the decimation of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities assist in our recovery from COVID-19? They don’t. Yet, in the omnibus budget measures bill (Bill 229, the Protect, Support and Recover From COVID-19 Act), the Government of Ontario seems to be proposing exactly that. As explained by the Canadian Environmental ...
Red-eared slider © Peter Ferguson
Tiny and adorable red-eared slider hatchlings are frequently bought as pets and then later released “into the wild” when they out-grow their aquariums, or when their owners tire of them. This species is native to southcentral United States and northern Mexico, but – thanks mainly to their release by pet-owners – are now found in ...
Nature London is a member of Ontario Nature’s Nature Network. Our Nature Network is a dedicated network of more than 150 local conservation groups helps that help us bring local issues across Ontario to the attention of the province. Historical background Nature London’s origins date back to 1864, when William Saunders, a London pharmacist and ...
Blue-green algae, Leamington © Olga Nohra CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Visitors to the Ontario’s Great Lakes shores are often surprised to learn that the water is fresh, not salt. If they are from a country or region where freshwater is scarce, their expression often turns from amazement to envy. Even the most complacent Ontarian should then realizes we have something rather special – a means ...
Pickering, Ajax © Joe Mabel