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RE: The Problem of Too Many

Double-crested cormorant, invasive, overpopulation

Subject: RE: The problem of too many I think Bill Moses is right on in his letter to the editor. The problems the planet is experiencing right now are directly related to the problem of too many humans taking over and upsetting natural systems. However, he is wrong in accepting that Canada needs to bring […]

The Problem of Too Many

White-tailed deer

Re: The Problem of Too Many The article “The problem of too many” seems to refer only to problems that affect humans. In fact, nature would sort out a “too many deer” problem (for example) on its own if left to its own devices. It managed to do that kind of thing long before humans […]

MZO Impact on Scugog River

Osprey nest on platform along Scugog River

RE: Kingston Rejects Development on Wetland I am an Ontario Nature donor and a recipient of ON Nature magazine. There is an article by Sarah Hasenack in the Winter 2022 issue that is exactly on point for my community in north-east Lindsay. We are faced with a small community development in 17 hectares just north […]

ON Nature Magazine Summer 2019

ON Nature Magazine Summer 2019

DEPARTMENTS 5 | This IssueHumanity’s legacy.By Caroline Schultz 6 | Earth Watch Windsor to permanently protect Ojibway Shores Cormorant hunt Monitoring invasive wild boars Francis Cook receives the Order of Canada Restoring Junction Creek Featured Photography Bill McDonald ALUS expansion Bird-friendly hay Logging Threatens Black Bay Peninsula species 36 |Our Member GroupsOutdoor learning in Norfolk.By […]

Reply RE: Sea Lampreys

Reply RE: Sea Lampreys

Re: “Rethinking sea lamprey control” (Earth Watch, Spring 2016) In the Spring 2016 issue, Dr. Foster reviewed tradeoffs between maintaining suppression (control) of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes and alleviating its impacts on non-target organisms, suggesting the time had come to consider allowing sea lamprey to “reach a point of natural equilibrium.”  Dr. Foster’s […]

ON Nature Magazine Winter 2004

ON Nature Magazine Winter 2004

DEPARTMENTS 5 | This Issue New Arrivals: Are all invasive species bad all the time? By Victoria Foote 8 | Earth Watch Saving our sand dunes; bird watching in the boreal forest; clotheslines in your neighbourhood. 15 | Profile Bearing Witness: Brian McHattie watches unhappily as Hamilton proceeds with its expressway through Red Hill Valley. […]