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Failure: Ontario’s Record on Protecting Species at Risk

December 2, 2021–Anne Bell

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Habitat•Land-use planning•Species at Risk•Stewardship and restoration

Blanding's turtle, threatened © David Allen CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

The Auditor General of Ontario’s report, Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk, is not reading for the faint of heart. Released on November 22, 2021 the audit sets out in ...

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Ten Reasons to Demand Immediate Protection for Endangered Black Ash

October 26, 2021–Anne Bell

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Conservation News•Species at Risk

Black ash habitat © Eli Sagor CC BY-NC 2.0

In 2019 the Government of Ontario rammed through amendments to our Endangered Species Act (ESA), decimating protections for the province’s most imperiled plants and animals. Among the changes was a ...

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Nature Guides Help You Identify Species

October 22, 2021–Maya Davidson

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Species at Risk•Wild Species

Queensnake © Scott Gillingwater

Ontario is full of fascinating species. With so many plants and animals found in Ontario, it can be overwhelming and difficult to know where to start. Ontario Nature’s popular online ...

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Seven Ontario Species at Risk Through the Eyes of an Artist

August 5, 2021–Jennifer Ho

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Species at Risk•Wild Species

Trumpeter Swan © Lisa Vanin

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle Every living being has a story to tell. As an artist ...

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Holland Marsh: No Place For a Freeway

July 16, 2021–Margaret Prophet

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Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Holland Marsh © Samantha Cava

The former mayor of Toronto, David Crombie, once gave me invaluable insight about how we view nature. He said, “We look at green spaces and nature as places with potential. ...

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