fbpx
Skip to main content

Ontario Nature Blog

Receive email alerts about breaking conservation
and environmental news.

© Lora Denis

Tag: research

Blazing the Trail in Snake Habitat Restoration – What We Learned A Year After the Prescribed Burn at Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve

March 24, 2021–Jennifer Ho

Categories

Habitat•Nature Reserves

Eastern gartersnake © Maria Papoulias

Located on Pelee Island, Ontario Nature’s Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve is part of a larger complex of conservation lands that are also owned by the Essex Region Conservation Authority ...

Read More

The Canadian Bat Box Project is Looking for Volunteer Participants

December 9, 2020–Karen Vanderwolf

Categories

Species at Risk•Wild Species

Bat box © Karen Vanderwolf

Bats in Canada face multiple threats from habitat loss and disease. As towns and cities expand, the larger and older trees are being cleared, which means bats are losing their ...

Read More

New Blog Series

March 31, 2015–Guest blogger

Categories

Conservation News

Welcome to Ontario Nature’s new blog series – Conservation science at your doorstep. The word science means different things to different people. Some people picture lab coats and test tubes, ...

Read More

How to process a 45-pound snapping turtle in 10 (not so) easy steps

June 5, 2014–Megan Anevich

Categories

Nature Reserves•Reptiles and Amphibians

Snapping turtle research with Ontario Nature staff

Step 1.  Scoop the turtle into your net. Step 2. Lift the turtle into your canoe. Word of warning – this is easier said than done. Be prepared to need ...

Read More

Stay Connected

Interests