Important Information

HABITAT FOR BLANDINGS TURTLE, AMERICAN GINSENG AND BUTTERNUT SLATED TO BE PAVED OVER

Sensitive wetland habitat for a number of provincially and federally listed species is slated to be paved over as the City of Ottawa seeks to extend the Terry Fox Drive in Kanata. The wetland is home to Blandings turtles, American ginseng and butternut trees and provides critical habitat for many other species in an area where rampant development has fragmented much of the natural heritage system.

Permits to destroy this habitat are currently being considered for approval by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). Click here to learn more.

GOVERNMENT FAILING THE ABCs OF HABITAT PROTECTION

Ontario's new Endangered Species Act receives poor grades in our first annual report card assessing the Province's performance. Click here to see which endangered species still aren't protected.

DEMAND STRONG HABITAT REGULATIONS

Nine draft habitat regulations have been released for public consultation. They will not be enough to protect and recover species at risk like badgers, barn owls, peregrine falcon and wood turtle.

GOVERNMENT PLAN FAILS THREATENED CARIBOU

The government has closed the public comment on its draft Caribou Conservation Plan for public comment. Shockingly, the plan allows new destruction of this threatened species' habitat. Learn more.

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: OUT OF BALANCE!

The Save Ontario's Species (SOS) Coalition needs your help. Though we hailed Ontario's Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a gold standard in species protection when it was passed implementation of the Act is falling short of our hopes and expectations. Without the broad support of the public, endangered species in Ontario may not receive the protection they need. Read more...

CHARGES LAID UNDER ONTARIO'S NEW ESA

Several charges have been laid against three Ontario residents for the illegal capture, possession and sale of endangered eastern massasauga rattlesnakes and a spotted turtle. Read more..