Toronto Zoo Warns of Extinctions if Ontario Mining Bill Becomes Law

Chris Packham accuses government bill of being a ‘licence to destroy nature’

The Nature Restoration Fund came under the microscope during a talk at the 2025 Hay Festival of Literature and Arts

Snowy owl labelled threatened by expert group — and humans are primarily to blame

The snowy owl, Quebec's majestic avian emblem and Harry Potter's iconic companion, is at risk of becoming endangered if action isn't taken to reverse the threats to its survival, an independent advisory panel has concluded.

Toronto Zoo warns of extinctions if Ontario mining bill becomes law

Species could go extinct if Ontario passes a controversial mining bill that is set to transform its approach to endangered species and the environment, the Toronto Zoo warned the province.

‘The worst piece of legislation in a generation’: 100 organizations oppose Ford’s Bill 5

Critics say Bill 5, the Progressive Conservative government’s latest omnibus piece of legislation, promises to ‘Protect Ontario’ while attacking its land, wildlife and democracy.

New bill threatens environmental protections in biodiverse Canadian province « Carbon Pulse

A new bill aimed at expediting development in Canada’s most populated province has conservationists up in arms for slashing back environmental protections.

The threat to endangered species from Bill 5 continues...

We still need your help to protect the Endangered Species Act! Bill 5, which contains a provision to eliminate the Ontario Endangered Species Act, has been referred to the province’s Standing Committee on the Interior. The committee has already held one hearing on May 22, and another is set for Monday, May 26. The proposed replacement act – the Species Conservation Act – would eliminate habitat protections for species at risk and eliminate the m…