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Even turtles need to stick their neck out: Road mortality near Ojibway
By Chris Hart Even turtles need to stick their neck out to get things moving. Rick Levick, president of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation, used this line in response to concerns of potential community reluctance when proposing road mitigation to protect wildlife. Rick was part of an expert panel on Mitigating Species at Risk Road Mortality, that was called together to discuss the state of reptile and amphibian decline around the Ojibway complex. [...]
Windsor Receives an A Grade for Climate Change Plan
By Jennifer Nantais The City of Windsor scored high marks after a 2019 questionnaire conducted by CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), a non-profit charity that releases environmental impacts for corporations, cities and regions. The city received an A grade for adaptation efforts, which respond to the impacts of climate change, and a B for mitigation initiatives, which aim more at prevention than reaction. A few of the adaptation actions that helped the city obtain this high [...]
Junior Egrets – An Outing in Each Season
Following the success of the Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids last Winter, the Jr. Egret team hosted events in the Spring and Summer and has another one planned for this Fall. On May 25th, over 30 kids with their families came to Ojibway Nature Centre to learn about and look for some herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) of Essex County. Spring is a great time for finding herps because these ecothermic (“cold-blooded”) animals come out in [...]
ECFNC 35th Annual Dinner
ECFNC 35th Annual Dinner - Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019Speaker: David T. Chapman, Storm Chaser Things you need to know: LAST DAY TO BUY TICKETS IS FRIDAY, NOV. 1STThere is no vegetarian entre. If you prefer a vegetarian entre or have any special dietary restrictions, please let me know by Nov. 1st. (JoAnn Grondin – 519-734-0056). If purchasing tickets online, be sure to include dietary restrictions in the notes field (Vegetarian).To learn more and to purchase [...]
2019 Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Survey Course
Written by Gina Pannunzio for The Egret - Volume 35 Issue 3 In late May, early June, folks from all around arrive at Beausoleil Island, which is part of the Georgian Bay Islands National Park to participate in the 2019 Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Survey Course. This course is hosted by a partnership of reptile and amphibian experts and organizations including Blazing Star Environmental, Natural Resource Solutions Inc., Ontario Nature and the Government of Ontario. [...]