Tag: animals
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How 6 species at Ontario Parks survive the winter
Today’s post was written by Connor Oke, past marketing intern at Ontario Parks, using information provided by Assistant Superintendent Mark Read at Murphys Point Provincial Park. If Canada is known for one thing, it’s for our long, cold winters. Wild animals rely on evolution and natural adaptations to survive until spring. The strategies they’ve developed are varied…
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Why do we leave dead trees in the forest?
Today’s post comes from Sheila Wiebe, a marketing and development specialist at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Provincial parks are all about protection. We protect significant natural ecosystems and habitats while offering many outstanding and sustainable recreational opportunities for the people of Ontario. This isn’t always an easy task. Invasive species have challenged our ecosystem management,…