Ontario Nature is the voice for wild species and wild spaces in Ontario. Its award-winning quarterly magazine, ON Nature, is an authoritative source of engaging environmental content that inspires and informs. Contributors include award-winning journalists, photographers, and leading conservation experts.
The magazine brings readers closer to nature. Experience the great outdoors, even when you’re indoors.
7 | Earth Watch
- Watershed Monitoring in Credit Valley
- Avian Influenza Decimates Caspian Terns
- Spring Species Watch – Northern Shoveler and Easter Gartersnake
- Environmental Policy Rollbacks
- Chronic Wasting Disease
12 | Earth Watch
18 | Power Grab
Ontario’s new “special economic zones” give industry wide scope—so wide that they could reverse decades of work establishing legal protections for environmentally sensitive areas.
By Brian Banks
24 | The Myriad Mysteries of the White-throated Sparrow
Multiple colour patterns. A changing song. White-throated sparrows may be ubiquitous (at least for now), but they are far from common.
By Julia Zarankin
28 | 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
ON Nature magazine is an award-winning quarterly that brings readers closer to nature by exploring Ontario’s natural species and spaces, and providing insight on pressing conservation issues.
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