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Category: Habitat

Over 100 Species at Risk Lose Protection Under the Species Conservation Act

January 28, 2026–Tony Morris

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Conservation News•Campaigns and advocacy•Habitat•Land-use planning•Species at Risk

Rusty-patched bumblebee, Endangered © Johanna James-Heinz

Believe it or not, Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed with all-party support back in 2007. Subsequently, of course, it was undermined through numerous exemptions and approvals for harmful ...

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Bill Gates Misses the Bigger Climate Picture

November 27, 2025–Anne Bell

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Climate Change•Environmental Education•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint

Wildfire smoke, Eastern Ontario, 2023 © robin ottawa CC BY-SA 2.0

Two weeks prior to the commencement of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which just wrapped up in Brazil, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates published a shocking memo ...

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Reconnecting the Frontenac Arch: How Wildlife Crossings Can Heal a Fragmented Landscape

October 23, 2025–Aleisha Pannozzo

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Habitat•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species

Moose in Algonquin Provincial Park. © Follow Me North Photography

Humans have built crosswalks and traffic lights to help us move safely through our world. But what happens when a moose needs to cross a four-lane highway where cars zoom ...

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Caterpillars, Clubmoss and Canopy Calls: A Journey Through Sauble Dunes’ Expansion

October 3, 2025–Ontario Nature Staff

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Habitat•Join or Donate•Nature Reserves•Wetlands

Tharanya, cattail marsh at Sauble Dunes Nature Reserve © Wakely Jibb

Earlier this year, we visited the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula to conduct ecological land classification (ELC) at a property Ontario Nature is seeking to protect adjacent to our Sauble Dunes Nature ...

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Boulevard Biodiversity: Legally Naturalizing a Municipality

September 18, 2025–Erin Kobayashi

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Campaigns and advocacy•Gardening•Habitat•How To•Pollinators

Pollinator-friendly habitat along a boulevard © Blooming Boulevards

After retiring from teaching, Jeanne McRight found herself back in the classroom to earn a horticulture diploma from the University of Guelph. Among her assignments? Create an urban sustainability project ...

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