Winter 2025 Preview

Publishing on November 28, 2025

The Vanishing Icon

Boreal caribou populations continue to decline in Ontario. Can a new agreement help them recover?

By Conor Mihell

Remembering the Bee Keeper

Sheila Colla was a renowned bee expert and a tireless advocate for conservation. With her recent passing, people who knew her reflect on the life, passions and impact of a beloved scientist.

By Carol Toller

The Ma’iingan Way

A study in northern Ontario has revealed the relationship between wolves, habitat connectivity and humans on the land—highlighting the power of collaboration in conservation.

By Andrés Jiménez Monge

Last Word

Time to dig in on aggregates.

By Anne Bell

Spring 2026 Preview

Publishing on March 6, 2026

The Myriad Mysteries of the White-Throated Sparrow

Four sexes. Multiple colour patterns. A changing song. White-throated sparrows may be ubiquitous (at least for now), but they are far from commonplace.

By Julia Zarankin

white-throated sparrow, Sydenham River Nature Reserve
Five-spotted hawkmoth

Big Moths in Big Trouble

Sphinx moths and other large moth species have been declining for decades. How can this population trend be reversed?

By James Kamstra

Power Grab

The Government of Ontario’s new “special economic zones” could turn protected areas and vulnerable habitats into mines and subdivisions without environmental assessment or regulatory oversight.

By Brian Banks

Hillman Marsh Conservation Area, Conservation Ontario, great egrets, wetland, southwestern Ontario
Birdwatching at Point Pelee National Park, birds, bird song, habitat, migration

Last Word

Reflections of a blind birder.

By Christine Malec

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  • Winter 2025 issue published online on November 28, 2025
  • Spring 2026 issue published online on March 6, 2026
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