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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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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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Imminent Extirpation of the Lake Superior Caribou – Blog

October 5, 2020–Mirabai Alexander

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Boreal Forest•Species at Risk

Boreal caribou © Peupleloup CC BY-SA 2.0

I grew up in Rossport on the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario. The summers brought tourists from all over, and many visited my dad’s pottery shop. Many tourists ...

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Nature Guides for Ontario

September 30, 2020–Noah Cole

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Wild Species

Studying under a willow © Garry Knight CC BY 2.0

The Autumn 2020 school semester has begun in the province of Ontario. Academic institutions are extending in-class and online learning opportunities and educators and students alike can greatly benefit from ...

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