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Bill 5 and the Future of Ontario’s Polar Bears: A Wake-Up Call

October 8, 2025–Shane Moffatt

Campaigns and advocacy•Land-use planning•Reduce Your Footprint•Species at Risk•Wild Species

Mother polar bear and cub, Hudson Bay © Emma Bishop CC BY 2.0

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 ...

Below the Surface: The Hidden World of Benthic Macroinvertebrates

September 11, 2025–Yiming Chen

Water•Wild Species•Youth

Volunteers surveying aquatic invertebrates, Cawthra Mulock Nature Reserve © Lisa Richardson

Imagine yourself near a body of water. Where would you look to find fascinating species that you have never seen before? You might check the vegetation, the bank, the water ...

7 Stunning Macro Insect Photographs by Nature Photographer Herman Giethoorn

August 29, 2025–Hayley Raymond

Nature Reserves•Wild Species

Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Gabby Zagorski

If you’re fascinated by macro insect photography, you’re in for a treat. Retired nature photographer Herman Giethoorn has captured thousands of vivid images of insects and arachnids found in Ontario ...

The Inconvenient Urban Coyote

June 19, 2025–Mike Badyk

Wild Species

As I watched the tail end of the evening news in my living room, I suddenly heard yelling and gloved hands clapping loudly outside. My first thought was coyotes. Sure ...

The Impact of Bill 5 on Threatened and Endangered Species

May 24, 2025–Guest blogger

Conservation News•Species at Risk•Wild Species

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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