Hybrid “super pigs” – massive, ravenous wild hogs that will “eat almost anything” – are a looming problem in Southwestern Ontario, experts say. The result of cross-breeding between wild and domestic pigs, this invasive species has been spotted throughout the…
Ministry investigating very disturbing moose incident
WARNING: The video included with this story contains disturbing images. Video shows live moose being dragged behind a truck in the Killarney area A video showing a live moose being dragged behind a truck in the Killarney area on Saturday…
Woman, 62, dies on northwestern Ontario island after evident bear attack, police say
A 62-year-old woman is dead after what Ontario Provincial Police say is an evident black bear attack on an island in a northwestern Ontario lake. Officers, along with local firefighters and paramedics, were called to Red Pine Island on Rainy…
‘Nothing else to cut’: Conservation authority axes environmental program for kids
Conservation authorities in Ontario told to shutter programs in wake of provincial funding cuts The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) says it has already axed its only program that falls outside of its ‘core mandate’ as outlined by…
Evacuation of Pikangikum to continue Friday ahead of forest fire
Nearly 1,600 people in Pikangikum First Nation started leaving the community late Thursday afternoon as a forest fire continues to burn out of control. The Canadian Air Force (CAF) C-130 Hercules transport plane that was dispatched to the remote community…
Fighting last summer’s wildfires cost $212M, but province saying little else Social Sharing
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry refusing to disclose the cost of fighting individual fires Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Jeff Yurek told the provincial legislature in the midst of last summer’s busy fire season that resources were in “good supply”…
Man who accused MNRF of using ‘creative math’ chairs new moose management committee
THUNDER BAY — John Kaplanis says “it’s an honour” to lead a new provincial advisory body that will review moose-hunting quotas and tag allocations. Kaplanis will serve as chair of the Big Game Management Advisory Committeeannounced last week by Natural Resources and…
MPP says no plans to move conservation officers from Lake Erie shore
The MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington said Thursday there are “no plans at all” to move three fisheries conservation officers stationed in Wheatley on the Lake Erie shore inland to Chatham. “There has been nothing approved,” said Rick Nicholls. “The key wording…
Government scientists warn about safety, impacts of proposed cormorant hunt
Documents caution long hunting season could create ‘public safety issues,’ affect ecosystems The Doug Ford government risks endangering the public and damaging Ontario ecosystems with its proposed double-crested cormorant hunt, according to its own wildlife experts. Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and…
Canadian Wolves Released at Isle Royale
HOUGHTON, MICH – During a narrow weather window between storms last week, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) successfully transferred four wolves to Isle Royale National Park. Earlier this winter, severe weather on both sides of the border hampered…