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Turtle Crossing: How to Help Injured Turtles on Ontario Roads

July 11, 2017–Guest blogger

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How To•Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration

© Gabriel Esler

Seven of Ontario’s eight turtle species are provincially at risk. By helping a turtle cross the road, you contribute to their conservation. But what if you spot a turtle that’s ...

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How You Can Help Turtles Cross the Road

May 23, 2017–Tanya Pulfer

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How To•Reptiles and Amphibians•Stewardship and restoration

Blanding's turtle © Diana Troya

Many of us have seen turtles on the road in May and June – they look like dark, round speed bumps or tire pieces. Perhaps you have swerved your car ...

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How to Grow Native Plants to Help Protect Pollinators

May 12, 2017–Colleen Dempster

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Gardening•How To•Pollinators

Hummingbird clearwing moth and bergamot © Noah Cole

Growing native wildflowers from seed is fun and rewarding. It beautifies your backyard in an ecologically-friendly way and can be done for little start-up cost and maintenance! Here are five ...

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Tips For Helping an Injured Bird

March 26, 2013–Julia Zarankin

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Birds•How To

Western tanager © Kati Fleming

What I find most remarkable about birds is their intrepid nature. I love to point my binoculars and watch a bird soar above me, seemingly out of reach of all ...

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Ask The Naturalist: How to Protect Bobolink Nests?

August 26, 2011–Ron Reid

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Birds•How To•Species at Risk

Bobolink © David Watkins

After my recent article in ON Nature about the cooperation between Ontario cattlemen and conservationists to save the bobolink, readers contacted me to find out if there was a way ...

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