© Lora Denis
Eastern gartersnake © Tim Zurowski
As discussed in an earlier post on this blog, we get lots of questions from people asking for advice about their day-to-day encounters with nature. I joined Ontario Nature this summer and am thoroughly enjoying fielding some of those queries. Through twitter, a farmer told us that he had not seen any snakes on his ...
After my recent article in ON Nature about the cooperation between Ontario cattlemen and conservationists to save the bobolink, readers contacted me to find out if there was a way of actually locating the nests in hay/grass fields. Some had watched their hayfields for years, and had always seen bobolinks, but never been able to ...
July 5, 2011–John Urquhart
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)•Reptiles and Amphibians•Stewardship and restoration
Snapping turtle hatchling © Scott Gillingwater
People often ask Ontario Nature staff for advice about how to deal with situations that they encounter in nature. Whether putting out a bird feeder, planting native flowers or grasses, or choosing not to cut down the trees on your property, people are on the front lines of local conservation efforts more often than you ...
2010 Ontario Nature Conservation Award Winners © Michael Wynia
(Back row, left to right) Skye MacKenzie, Allan Elgar, Linda Elgar, Fraser Gibson, Peter Delanty, Mia Frankl, Michael Mesure, Brendon Larson, Moe Qureshi (front row, left to right) Iris McGee, Renee Sandelowsky, Angela Martin, Marilyn Ohler, Jane Schneider, Stephanie Glanzmann Ontario Nature recognized the exceptional contributions of nine individuals and also the County of Wellington ...
Ontario’s reptiles and amphibians are protected under the federal Species at Risk Act and these provincial acts: Endangered Species Act, 2007, Planning Act, under which the Provincial Policy Statement is issued Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. These laws, as well as how they protect species and their habitats, are described below.
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority