Tag: endangered species
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Charismatic or non-charismatic…that is the question
Today’s post comes from Grundy Lake Provincial Park Senior Naturalist Hope Freeman. Have you ever heard the term “species at risk?” Maybe you have; maybe you haven’t. In case you haven’t, Ontario’s species at risk are species listed in the Species at Risk in Ontario List regulation under the Endangered Species Act, 2007. Species on…
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The flight of the Prothonotary Warbler
Today’s post comes from Jess Matthews, chief park naturalist at Rondeau Provincial Park. Special thanks to Kevin Gevaert for providing Prothonotary Warblers photos! Close your eyes. Try to imagine a spring with no birdsong. A spring without flashes of colour flitting through the bushes. A silent forest void of oranges, yellows, blues, and reds… …it…
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Welcome home, Mottled Duskywings!
A missing piece of Pinery Provincial Park’s biodiversity has recently been replaced! After a long absence, the Mottled Duskywing butterfly (Erynnis martialis) is once again taking wing in one of Ontario’s busiest parks. This is the story of how a small butterfly was lost and brought home again.
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Bats at Ontario Parks
Today’s post comes from Natural Heritage Education Supervisor Alistair MacKenzie and Bat Stewardship Technician Heather Sanders. Bats are the only mammal capable of true sustained flight, and with over 1,300 species and counting, they make up the second largest order of mammals.