Ontario Nature Blog

What has Mayor Jackson done to our beach? In one fell swoop, she has undone all of the work that Friends of Sauble Beach (FSB) and many volunteers have done to preserve the dune ecosystems that have made Sauble Beach one of the greatest fresh water shorelines in the world. Beach raking is an ongoing ...

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The start of fall is an exciting time for bird enthusiasts as summer fledglings become air-borne adults and join others of their kind on route to warmer climes. This mass exodus is happening all around us.

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This year marks two important milestones: Canada celebrates its sesquicentennial, and nature lovers mark the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA). Enacted in 1917, one year after Canada and the United States signed the Migratory Birds Convention – the first international treaty on wildlife conservation – this important legislation is designed to ...

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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.

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I was very disturbed to learn about a proposed provincial law, Bill 205, which has support from all parties. If passed, the bill will allow the indiscriminate hunting and trapping of double-crested cormorants, lifting their current protection under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1997. Here are three myths about cormorants that need busting ...

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