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Removing Provincial Park Protections from Wasaga Beach Puts Piping Plovers at Risk

February 19, 2026–Macey Whiteside

Birds•Campaigns and advocacy•Habitat•Land-use planning•Species at Risk•Water

Piping plover © Merri-Lee

Wasaga Beach Provincial Park is one of Ontario’s most beloved natural places and provides habitat for endangered piping plovers. Stretching 14 kilometres along the Georgian Bay shoreline, it attracts more ...

Last Chance to Contribute to Atlas-3’s Bird Conservation Goals: Join the Square Bashes!

May 8, 2025–Mike Cadman

Conservation News•Birds•Community Science

Northern goshawk © Dona Hilkey

Square bashes are an enjoyable way for birders with any level of experience to contribute to the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (“Atlas-3” for short). As 2025 is the final ...

Sustainable Building Design Can Stop Millions of Birds Deaths

March 18, 2025–Brendon Samuels

Birds•Reduce Your Footprint•Wild Species

Markers on glass act like a stop sign to let birds know where it isn’t safe to fly © Brendon Samuels

As many as 42 million birds are killed in Canada each year by colliding with glass on buildings. Birds do not understand reflections and fail to detect glass that appears ...

How to Keep Rodenticides Out of the Environment

January 31, 2025–Carly Davenport

Conservation News•Birds•Reduce Your Footprint•Wild Species

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 ...

Curlew and Curl Up with a Book: Top 6 Books About Birds for Bird Lovers

September 19, 2024–Sandra Dosen

Birds•Recreation and Events

Birds play a vital role in the health and well-being of people and the planet. Among other benefits, they: I could go on. To celebrate our feathered friends and to ...

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