TORONTO – The Save Ontario Species coalition (S.O.S.) is happy for the Jefferson salamander and the wood turtle, not so much for the American badger. The three are among nine endangered species that have just received habitat protection under the Ontario government’s Endangered Species Act (ESA). Ten habitat regulations were scheduled to be in place […]
Join the RHN and Andy McKinnon at the Rouge Valley on Saturday 13 June at 8am, to explore the evolving wetlands — birds, frogs, and all. Andy is a well-known naturalist and conservationist who has explored all the nooks and crannies of the Rouge. We’ll meet at the Pearse house across from the Toronto Zoo […]
From Cornell Lab of Ornithology: It’s May, perhaps bird watching’s biggest month, as millions of birds return from the tropics, filling the Northern Hemisphere with summer’s full array of birds. It’s a great time to go bird watching, and Chris Wood and Jessie Barry from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology are inviting you to go […]
At the Oct 16th RHN general meeting, Jean Iron, former President, Ontario Field Naturalists, will speak on Shorebirds, Bears and Natural History of Akimiski Island. While volunteering on Akimiski Island in James Bay, Nunavut, Jean Iron conducted intense ground surveys of shorebirds and their habitat for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. The north coast […]
By Deb Chute Since April, my camera and I have been shooting the butterflies on theDavid Dunlap Observatory Parklands. We started with the small Blues in thespring and are moving into the Monarchs of July/August. Since this is a new venture for me, I am learning as I go. Thanks to help from Jeffrey Glassberg’s […]
