Tag: Wildlife
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Spot the fall migrators
Take a moment this fall to appreciate the wonder of the fall migrations. A trip to a park this autumn will expose you to an incredible variety of wildlife.
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Are you an ethical wildlife photographer?
You’ve recently unwrapped the latest iphone or a shiny new digital camera, perhaps an SLR with some fancy lenses. Now you have itchy shutter fingers. You’re ready to point our camera at something spectacular and capture a beautiful memory forever. But where to go? Not to brag, but Ontario Parks are beautiful, iconic places. Covering nearly…
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Can we bring painted rocks to the park?
Art and nature go together like columbine flowers and hummingbird tongues. Indigenous artists express their relationship to land through art; Canada’s Group of Seven found inspiration in several Ontario Parks; parks offer residency programs, and our park visitors find many artistic ways to capture their memories. We love it when visitors share their artistic creations with us.…
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The cat and the Mudbug: a guide to using iNaturalist
Cellphones have changed our lives in many ways. It seems like there’s an app available to cater to our every need, from baking to banking and all things in between. At Ontario Parks, we generally encourage green time over screen time, however there’s one app we believe every visitor should have on their phone.
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What types of wildlife might I see at Ontario Parks?
If you’re new to Ontario Parks, you might be a little nervous about the animals that call our parks home. Many of us live in cities or suburbs, with little interaction with wildlife, so we don’t know how to react or behave. We want your parks experience to be fun and safe, both for you…
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5 cool facts about skinks
If you’ve ever seen a Five-lined Skink, you know just how neat they are! The Five-lined Skink, which looks a bit like a salamander, is the only lizard species native to Ontario. And while researchers continue to study skinks, we still don’t know very much about what they do on a day-to-day basis, particularly from…
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Why is that a rule?
Excessive noise. Transporting firewood. Have you ever wondered why certain rules exist? Thought, research, and science go into the laws and policies that cover provincial parks and conservation reserves. And it helps to understand the rationale. Today, we’re sharing the logic behind a few of the rules our visitors ask us about most frequently:
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10 signs of spring at Ontario Parks
Spring has sprung at Ontario Parks! The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and the days of snow and sleet are (hopefully!) behind us. As the snow melts, enjoy the sensory delights of spring in our provincial parks as we see and hear signs of warm weather to come. You know it’s spring in…
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Who makes the Ontario Parks all-star wildlife hockey team?
Today’s article was written by Connor Oke, Ontario Parks’ marketing intern. Canadians know that among the many things that make our country awesome, two things stand out: our vast expanses of beautiful, untouched wilderness… …and our passion for hockey. So why not both at the same time? As hockey season grinds on, we did some…