© Lora Denis
Aside from just being impressive ornaments, other wildlife could sure make use of moose antlers. The minerals in antlers, such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sodium, are important for small mammals and other wildlife. Dropped antlers of deer, caribou and elk have equally important roles in nutrient cycling between different...
Wetlands are often misunderstood because we usually think of them as a “swamp,” often in movies it is where the bodies are found. At one time everything was a “swamp,” not a place to go for a holiday or spend some quality time. We are now learning wetlands are important but we still don’t know ...
As days become longer and the warm weather arrives, thousands of birds migrate back to North America to nest. But first, they must survive the gauntlet of life-threatening obstacles in their way.
Credit: Carla Kishinami CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Get to know some of Ontario’s spiders here: onnaturemagazine.com/spiderguide.html
Monarch butterfly, Malcolm Bluff Shores Nature Reserve © Noah Cole
Part 3 of a 3 part blog series about the Province’s failure to uphold strong protections for our most vulnerable plants and animals. When we celebrated the passing of Ontario’s new Endangered Species Act (ESA) back in 2007, I could never have imagined that it might serve as a Trojan horse for development. Yet that ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority