Ontario Nature Blog

As Ontarians head to the polls on February 27, 2025 it is more important than ever to vote. Bring a relative, friend, neighbour, colleague and make it an event. Unfortunately, during the 2022 provincial election only 43% of eligible Ontarians voted, which was the lowest voter turnout in Ontario’s electoral history. There are certainly many ...

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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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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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