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Ontario Nature’s 2023 Annual Gathering and 92nd AGM – Bringing Back the Wild

January 24, 2023–Noah Cole

Lo-Ellen Lake, Sudbury © Richard White CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Ontario Nature’s 2023 Annual Gathering and 92nd AGM will be hosted on June 9 – 11, 2023 at Collège Boréal, Sudbury. > Educational lectures from inspiring speakers > Hands-on, expert-led ...

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Community Science: Connecting Through Curiosity and Shared Conservation Goals

July 23, 2021–Alice Dabrowski

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Community Science

Vertebrate bioblitz. Ontario Nature Youth Summit 2019 © Noah Cole

Where would science be without contributions from the public? While trained scientists are regarded as experts, every academic and professional scientist was, at some point, a novice themselves. In fact, ...

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Ontario’s Cormorant Hunt: Setting the Record Straight

August 6, 2020–Anne Bell

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Birds•Conservation News•Ecology

Double-crested cormorant © cuatrok77 CC BY-SA 2.0

Who equates the words “fall harvest” with the slaughter of inedible birds? The Government of Ontario, apparently. On July 30th it announced the introduction of a fall hunting season for ...

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At long last, an end to the snapping turtle hunt

April 3, 2017–Anne Bell

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Reptiles and Amphibians•Species at Risk

© Jory Mullen

It has been a long time coming. Alongside our members, supporters, member groups and partners, Ontario Nature spent years trying to convince the Government of Ontario to end the hunting ...

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Five Things You May Not Know About Forests

March 21, 2017–Stephanie Muckle

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Boreal Forest•Habitat

Oak trees in High Park © Felipe Villegas

I’ve always been enchanted by forests: the delicate understory flowers, the smell of decomposing wood, the sound of leaves blowing in the wind—it’s magical! As a child I spent hours ...

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