After Canada’s Federal Government commits biodiversity conservation, it’s time for Ontario and other provinces and territories to follow suit.
Tag: Ontario Nature
Environmental groups sue Ontario government over decision to gut species at risk legislation
Ecojustice lawyers, acting on behalf of Ontario Nature and Wildlands League, have filed a lawsuit alleging that the Ontario government acted unlawfully by making a regulation that undermines the Endangered Species Act.
Ontario abandoning endangered species, say environmental groups
Environmentalists and conservation groups are criticizing Ontario for a recent decision to gut law protecting threatened wildlife.
Ontario Nature to coordinate this year’s Christmas Bird Count
A holiday tradition, the Christmas Bird Count has been running for 113 years!
Ontario snapping turtles face triple threat from hunting, road kill and toxins
A new report documents the plight of Ontario’s imperiled snapping turtles, prehistoric creatures that have been around for 40 million years but are being pushed to the brink of extinction.
Conservation groups ask Province to protect Oak Ridges Moraine
Echoing months of warnings from Ontario conservation organizations, a new report from the provincial environmental commissioner Gord Miller underscores the need for tougher land use and water monitoring rules on the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
Ontario Nature asks the provincial government and all candidates running in the October election to stop the ongoing loss of biodiversity in Ontario.
Rally for Nature at Queen’s Park
Ontario Nature asks the provincial government and all candidates running in the October election to stop the ongoing loss of biodiversity in Ontario.
Saving the Oak Ridges Moraine Again
On the 10-year anniversary of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM), Earthroots and Ontario Nature have joined forces to shine a spotlight on the most severe threats to the moraine, southern Ontario’s rain barrel.
Rouge Park Reptile and Amphibian Awareness Day – August 9, 2011
Want to learn more about reptiles and amphibians? Come join us as we explore, learn and search for these amazing animals in Rouge Park!
Rouge Park Reptile and Amphibian Awareness Day – August 9, 2011
Want to learn more about reptiles and amphibians? Come join us as we explore, learn and search for these amazing animals in Rouge Park!
Ontario fails to protect threatened caribou
Toronto – Leading conservation organizations are concerned that the McGuinty government has placed woodland caribou and its own North American-leading species legislation at risk by exempting a swath of industries from accountability under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act (ESA).
