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What We Can Do to Help Birds

November 14, 2013–Julia Zarankin

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Conservation News•Birds

Pine warbler © Laura Young

I recently did something I never imagined I would do. I went to bird camp. Last month, I spent a week studying fall migration at Hog Island Audubon bird camp ...

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Rattlesnake Country

July 17, 2013–Katie Bruch

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

Massasauga rattlesnake © Joe Crowley

Most people try to avoid encounters with venomous reptiles, but that wasn’t the case for the team of Ontario Nature staff that I accompanied to the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula last week. ...

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Climate Change Reinforces Need for Natural Systems Protection

July 12, 2013–Heather Wright

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Climate Change•Greenbelt and Greenway

© Sam Javanrough CC BY-NC 2.0

During Monday night’s extreme weather event in Toronto, I scanned the Internet for images of flooded subway stations and submerged trains, amazed at how suddenly this inundation of water ground ...

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Ontario Nature Staff Rescue Injured Turtle

June 27, 2013–Megan Anevich

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Reptiles and Amphibians

Midland painted turtle © Peter Ferguson

When Ontario Nature’s conservation staff drive around the province for field work it’s never relaxing. Instead of sitting back and watching the scenery, we keep our eyes pinned to the ...

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Celebrating Birds on the Move

May 8, 2013–Julia Zarankin

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Birds

Male Wilson's warbler © Tim Zurowski

Next Saturday, May 11th is International Migratory Bird Day! This is a fantastic occasion to celebrate not only the stunning spring migrants making their way through our province, but also ...

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