Ontario Nature Blog

It is hard to look away from the tragedy the opioid crisis has wreaked on human lives in Canada. The Government of Canada estimates that 21 people will die every day from opioid overdoses in Canada. The rage and hurt that the opioid epidemic has caused can be wholly consuming, but this goes beyond human ...

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World Wetlands Day is commemorated every February 2nd. This year the theme is Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future, a message that deeply resonates with Ontario Nature. With over 72% of the province’s wetlands lost as of 2002, Ontario Nature has released a new report – Wetland Conservation for Local Planning Authorities: A Review of ...

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The lethal impact of toxic rodenticides reaches far beyond their intended target: rodents. Like other pesticides, scientists are uncovering just how ubiquitous rodenticides are in the environment. The sight of the black bait station boxes outside buildings is so common that people may not pay them much attention. Some pest control companies make people believe ...

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Ontario is headed for an early election. Premier Ford has said he will trigger the election on Wednesday, January 29th. As residents of Ontario, we must make nature conservation a prominent election issue. While issues related to affordability and tariff threats from the United States are likely to dominate headlines and the election campaign, we ...

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In December 2024, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a new assessment report on progress towards halting biodiversity collapse. This latest international report again highlights the urgency of addressing global biodiversity loss and presents a roadmap to drive fundamental, or in this case, transformative societal changes to halt and reverse ...

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