© Lora Denis
Blackburnian warbler © Mark Duchene
The Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas is a multi-year project that aims to map all of Ontario’s breeding birds. Over 5 years, hundreds of volunteers search for evidence of breeding birds within 10 x 10 kilometre squares. Our goal is to have all the squares in southern Ontario surveyed by 2025, and a strong sample of ...
Black ash © Charlotte Cadow CC BY-NC 4.0
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 ...
August 10, 2023–Yogendra Shakya
Reptiles and Amphibians•Stewardship and restoration•Wild Species
Midland painted turtle © Scott Gillingwater
During our very first volunteer shift for Turtle Protectors, an Indigenous guided stewardship program supported by Indigenous Elders and community members in High Park, we were blessed to witness a beautiful mama Midland Painted turtle laying eggs and skillfully cover the nest up. This serendipitous meeting has convinced my family to become turtle protectors and ...
American ginseng © Grant Fessler CC BY-NC 4.0
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 ...
May 24, 2023–Ontario Nature Staff
Boreal Forest•Environmental Education•Habitat•How To•Recreation and Events•Species at Risk•Wild Species
American white pelicans © Rick Derevan CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Just in time for summer, Ontario Nature is pleased to present our new and updated guides to Northern Ontario. For hiking, canoeing, and other adventures, our Nature of the North Guide is the perfect resource for travelers. You can find information about the plants and animals of northern Ontario in our two other newly updated ...
Paswe Protected Area © Carter Dorscht