Ontario Nature Blog

This Giving Tuesday, Ontario Nature is raising funds to protect endangered species. There are about 270 species at risk in Ontario. But thanks to the dedication and hard work of many people across the province, some species at risk are experiencing positive gains that give us hope for the future. Take the mottled duskywing, for ...

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Ontario Nature has previously documented and advocated against the extensive changes to the Endangered Species Act (the Act) and its impact on Ontario’s most vulnerable species, and has asked members and supporters to sign now completed Action Alerts. It can be difficult to keep track of all these regulatory changes that weaken protections for species ...

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Yet again, the people of Ontario are witnessing an attempt by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) to weaken protections for the province’s species at risk. If approved, proposed changes to “streamline” several regulations under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) will create new loopholes to harm species at risk and their habitats, ...

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Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is throwing precaution and good advice to the wind in its approach to protecting the endangered black ash. When the species was listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in January 2022, the ministry chose to delay legal protection for two years. Now that time is almost ...

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News on the biodiversity front is mostly discouraging. So, when good news appears, we want to savour it and feel confident that it’s real. Unfortunately, under the Government of Ontario’s bungling of species protection, recovery and reporting to the public, even good news is suspect. Despite the cheery tone of some captive-wildlife photo ops on ...

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