Ontario Nature Blog

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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Polar bears are icons of the north – powerful, resilient and increasingly at risk. Some of Canada’s polar bear population live in Ontario, and how we protect them matters not ...

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During a global climate and biodiversity crisis, Ontario’s 2025 budget, introduced as Bill 24, Plan to Protect Ontario Act, fails to deliver critical investments in nature protection and conservation. Instead, ...

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The Government of Ontario has proposed to replace Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), which serves to protect species at risk and habitats they require to survive, with Bill 5 entitled ...

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After years of neglect, endangered species in Ontario are facing their biggest threat in a generation in the form of Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, ...

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