Unsteady funding for conservation is made worse by competing priorities

The Lucknow Sentinel

It seems a seesaw battle between a wholistic approach of preserving habitat, and a species-by-species, individual-by-individual plan

WARKWORTH – As the tiny, newly hatched snapping turtles acclimate to Burnley Creek, a volunteer with the SCALES Nature Park explains what cutbacks in government funding mean to turtles and species at risk across the province. Read More

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Unsteady funding for conservation is made worse by competing priorities

Ontario defends major shakeup of conservation authorities amid NDP alarm

Ontario defends major shakeup of conservation authorities amid NDP alarm
The London Free Press
The province is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven under a new agency.
The province is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven under a new agency.
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Ontario defends major shakeup of conservation authorities amid NDP alarm

Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park

Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park
The London Free Press
London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen's Park's proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.
London-area conservation authorities are pushing back against Queen's Park's proposal to fold all 36 agencies into seven mega-authorities, worrying it will hurt local decision making.
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Conservation authorities oppose mega-merger plan from Queen’s Park

Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell

Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell
The London Free Press
Londoners should use extreme caution in flooded areas as streams and rivers rise due to warmer temperatures and more rain, officials with the region’s conservation authority say. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority issued a warning on Wednesday, saying it expects local waterways “to keep rising due to runoff from rain and melting snow” amid […]
Londoners should use extreme caution in flooded areas as streams and rivers rise due to warmer temperatures and more rain, officials with the region’s conservation authority say. The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority issued a warning on Wednesday, saying it expects local waterways “to keep rising due to runoff from rain and melting snow” amid […]
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Conservation authority issues flood warning amid rain, warm spell

Conservation authority issues warning over streams, rivers after heavy rainfall

Conservation authority issues warning over streams, rivers after heavy rainfall
The London Free Press
Water levels are running high after the region was pounded by rain over the weekend and more is forecast in the days ahead.
Water levels are running high after the region was pounded by rain over the weekend and more is forecast in the days ahead.
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Conservation authority issues warning over streams, rivers after heavy rainfall
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