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Category: Habitat

Failure: Ontario’s Record on Protecting Species at Risk

December 2, 2021–Anne Bell

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Habitat•Land-use planning•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration

Blanding's turtle, threatened © David Allen CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Auditor General of Ontario’s report, Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk, is not reading for the faint of heart. Released on November 22, 2021 the audit sets out in ...

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Protecting Roadless Areas: Our Best Shot at Maintaining Ecological Integrity

September 24, 2021–Guest blogger

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Habitat•Protected Places•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species

Lake and forest near Catchacoma © AFER

Driving along a rural road in central Ontario, it’s easy to feel immersed in the forests of the Canadian Shield. Surrounded by tall pines, one could forget that you’re on ...

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Road Proposal Threatens Mer Bleue Internationally Significant Wetland

August 19, 2021–Jakob Mueller

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Climate Change•Habitat•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Mer Bleue © Joe CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

In Ottawa, municipal politicians are backing a project that would build a multi-lane artery across a section of the city’s Greenbelt, fragmenting habitat and impacting the edge of a wetland ...

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Seven Things You Should Know About West Credit River Brook Trout

June 10, 2021–The Coalition for the West Credit River

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Habitat•Water•Wild Species

West Credit River brook trout © Steve Noakes

The Coalition for the West Credit River is fighting to protect a sensitive wild brook trout population in the West Credit River. It is threatened by the proposed Erin Wastewater ...

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Birds and Plastic Pollution – A Case Study in Toronto

May 6, 2021–Melina Damian

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Birds•Habitat•Reduce Your Footprint•Wild Species

Display of 80 anthropogenic debris pieces found in a single nest © Melina Damian

When you think of a bird’s nest, what’s the first image that comes to mind? Probably a bunch of sticks and leaves bundled together – right? Unfortunately, for birds that ...

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