Ontario Nature Blog

On June 4, 2012, Ontario Nature will be supporting a national campaign called Black Out Speak Out. On this day, environmental organizations and other supporters across the country will darken their websites in protest against efforts to silence Canadians who speak up in defence of environmental protection. This campaign is in reaction to the federal ...

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I can’t say that I’m a regular reader of Ontario Beef magazine, but an article in the February 2012 edition by Gerald Rollins caught our attention. Rollins, a beef farmer and director on the board of the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association, may well be affected by certain elements of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). More specifically, ...

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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 of actually locating the nests in hay/grass fields. Some had watched their hayfields for years, and had always seen bobolinks, but never been able to ...

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Ontario’s reptiles and amphibians are protected under the federal Species at Risk Act and these provincial acts: Endangered Species Act, 2007, Planning Act, under which the Provincial Policy Statement is issued Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. These laws, as well as how they protect species and their habitats, are described below.

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Caribou can’t vote. Nor can they take part in the consultations the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is holding this week to solicit feedback concerning the animal’s survival. As it turns out, a lot of us won’t be participating. MNR issued invitations to some stakeholders asking that they attend a session considering a proposal, ...

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