Ontario Nature Blog

If there is one thing the COVID-19 virus outbreak has taught us, it is that we are all connected. People and the environment don’t exist in different spheres, we are interdependent. That’s why at times like this, it is more important than ever to stay united, positive and appreciate all life. Many of us are ...

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As a GIS Analyst, I spend a lot of my time making maps and exploring the Ontario landscape from behind a computer screen. That’s why I jumped at the opportunity to visit the Frontenac Arch and the Eastern Ontario region of the Canadian Shield with our Conservation Technician, Ryan Wolfe, this past fall. We went ...

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February 6th, 2020 Dear Member of Parliament, Last year, Canada brought in a national carbon price, to make sure polluters have to pay for harming our climate. This includes a special system for big industrial polluters, who create a massive amount of Canada’s emissions. But now Premier Ford wants to give Ontario’s big polluters a ...

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I’ve been working to protect boreal caribou and their habitat for nearly 20 years. I’ve conducted field research, published peer-reviewed papers and talked to thousands of people about the plight of this majestic animal in Ontario. Over the years, boreal caribou have been subjected to an onslaught of legislative and policy decisions that have threatened ...

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The United Nations declared 2011-2020 the International Decade of Biodiversity to both celebrate the richness and diversity of nature, and to challenge individuals, governments and corporations to help stop its decline. Ontario Nature has been in the biodiversity business since 1931, leading the way to protect our province’s wild species and wild spaces. While climate ...

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