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Category: Species at Risk

Sauble Beach is For the Birds

July 12, 2019–Guest blogger

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Birds•Species at Risk

Piping plover © hjhipster CC CY-NC 2.0

This week’s blog was written and published by Ecojustice. Not long ago we thought the endangered piping plover would never appear in Ontario again. After a nearly 30-year absence, these ...

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Why the Turtle Crossed the Road and Other FAQ’s About Turtle Nests

May 23, 2019–Emma Horrigan & Dr. Julia Riley

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)•Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

Nesting snapping turtle © Julia Riley

Turtles, often referred to as modern day dinosaurs, with their distinctive domed, bony shell, are easy to recognize. This unique armoured architecture provides turtles with protection from predators. However, despite ...

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Teetering on the Edge

May 9, 2019–Anne Bell

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Conservation News•Species at Risk

Barn owl © Glen Gaffney

The provincial government is proposing a new approach to getting species off the Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) list. And it’s not by addressing threats, preventing further declines or ...

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ESA Review: Ten Things You Need to Know PART II

April 23, 2019–Anne Bell

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Species at Risk

Boreal caribou © martYmage

In February 2019, we sounded the alarm about the provincial government’s plans to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). Well, their proposed amendments are in and it’s worse than we ...

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Endangered Species Act Review: Joint letter to MPPs

March 20, 2019–Ontario Nature Staff

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Species at Risk

Red-headed woodpecker © Dan Rockafellow

Dear MPP/Honourable, Planet Earth is a shared home for humans and millions of other species, and our fates and well-being are interdependent. Yet, as a result of unsustainable human activity, ...

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