© Lora Denis
“A Mud-WHAT?!”…This slightly confused inquiry is one that I often get when I talk about Ontario’s largest salamander, the mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus).
Spiny softshell turtle © Scott Gillingwater
Part 2 of a 3 part blog series about the Province’s failure to uphold strong protections for our most vulnerable plants and animals. What moves more slowly than a turtle? The Ontario government when it comes to producing a recovery strategy for the spiny softshell. This threatened turtle is one of over 40 at-risk species ...
September 2, 2016–Smera Sukumar (On maternity leave)
Fen at H.N. Crossley Nature Reserve © Smera Sukumar
The perk of being in conservation is the amount of time I spend outdoors. I had the pleasure of visiting 15 of Ontario Nature’s 26 nature reserves this summer. These pockets of wilderness across Ontario are special habitats that we manage and protect. Conservation staff hosted 12 events on our nature reserves, reaching over 300 ...
Paswe Protected Area © Carter Dorscht