by Brian | Mar 14, 2025 | ON Nature, Wildlife
The swarm envelops David Bree as he approaches the beach at Presqu’ile Provincial Park. Hundreds of dragonflies are whizzing around him, snap-turning in every direction as though attached to invisible yo-yo strings, then suddenly changing course, again and...
by Brian | Mar 14, 2025 | Conservation, ON Nature
Wind energy has had an auspicious year in 2024, hitting new milestones in the fight against carbon emissions. For the first time, wind power provided more electricity than coal for two straight months in the United States, and in the European Union, 2024 was the first...
by Brian | Jun 21, 2023 | ON Nature, Wildlife
The enchanting light shows of adult fireflies make ignoring the rest of their life cycle easy. But therein lie the threats to them SUMMER MAY OFFICIALLY BEGIN on June 21, but in much of southern Ontario, a person could argue that it starts with the year’s first...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2022 | ON Nature, Wildlife
The short-eared owl, which is primarily seen in southern Ontario in winter, is struggling amid habitat loss and climate change. Can this threatened species be restored to its former abundance? MIKE CADMAN HAS MADE A CAREER of studying and counting birds. Yet when he...
by Brian | Sep 30, 2022 | ON Nature, Wildlife
The mottled duskywing butterfly was on the verge of disappearing from Ontario. Now, a pioneering reintroduction effort is raising hope that this and other at-risk butterflies can be brought back to life The drive from the Cambridge Butterfly Conservancy to Pinery...
by Brian | Mar 17, 2022 | Environment, ON Nature
The movement to designate rivers, lakes and other natural features legal “persons” with rights to self-preservation and legal redress is spreading through Indigenous communities in Canada. Will Ontario embrace the resolutions as a way of protecting its natural bounty?...
