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Category: Wild Species

New Year, New Plea

January 18, 2019–Miranda Baksh

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Species at Risk•Wild Species

Algonquin wolf © Lev Frid

Data shows that the MNRF must be more diligent in protecting species at risk Throughout childhood, understanding what conditions classify species at risk and how to help endangered species is ...

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Our Oaken Life

January 4, 2019–Mike Badyk

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Wild Species

Our blog this week was written by Mike Badyk, a retired geography and natural history professor and longtime Ontario Nature member. Thock, thock, thock. Thock, thock, thock. It is hard ...

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Studying “smammals” in Algonquin Park

December 13, 2018–Guest blogger

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Climate Change•Wild Species

Short-tailed shrew © Jasmine Veitch

Though not as flashy as the moose or black bear, smaller mammals, such as mice, voles, and chipmunks, play key roles in their habitat. Small mammals provide food for predators, ...

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The Wild, Weird World of Mussels

August 29, 2017–Cali Fox

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Nature Reserves•Water•Wild Species

Mussels © Stephanie Muckle

Wartyback, snuffbox, round pigtoe, pocketbook… no, we haven’t gone crazy. These are just a few of the 41 wild and weird freshwater mussel species found in Ontario. Hidden at the ...

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Ontario’s Problem Pigs

August 1, 2017–Noah Cole

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Invasive Species•Wild Species

A drove of feral hogs in Texas © Josh Henderson CC BY 2.0

Wild boar sightings in Ontario have risen in recent years despite the animals’ tendency to travel at dawn, dusk and night. Some of these sightings have been made near Ottawa ...

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