Ontario Nature Blog

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 something that I have always been passionate about and is something that drives me throughout my work, both as a researcher and as an environmental ...

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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 to accurately convey the sound of acorns falling on our roof. You see a giant white oak lets us live with it. It is an ...

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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, they distribute seeds for plants, and their burrows can influence the flow of precipitation over the land. While these cute critters may not be large ...

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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 bottom of rivers and lakes and nestled under a layer of sand, these native molluscs often go unnoticed. But don’t let their odd names and ...

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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 and Kingston. Diane Saxe, Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner, has said that feral boars are heading north from the United States into eastern Ontario. There have also ...

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