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August 9, 2020
Read my OpEd piece in The Conversation (also reprinted through Creative Commons License at Canadian Geographic) on how the provincial government is failing to properly protect Algonquin wolves in Ontario.
Friday, January 18, 2019
The Ontario government is requesting feedback about a review of the Endangered Species Act. Comments can be submitted online by March 4, 2019.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Today, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario released her annual report, "Good Choices, Bad Choices" with a chapter dedicated to conservation of eastern wolves, also called Algonquin wolves in Ontario.
Thursday September 15, 2016
Decision has been made for amendments to Ontario ESA and to include protection for eastern wolves (aka Algonquin wolves) and eastern coyotes in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park, and Killarney Provincial Park. A step in the right direction for eastern wolf conservation, but too patchy for long-term persistence.
See decisions on environmental registry: EBR Registry Number: 012-8104 EBR Registry Number: 012-8105
See decisions on environmental registry: EBR Registry Number: 012-8104 EBR Registry Number: 012-8105
Wednesday June 15, 2016
Eastern Wolves in Algonquin Park. Photo by Steve Dunsford
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“The Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO) assessed and classified 19 species and populations in 2015. Based on the 2015 assessments; the Algonquin Wolf (formerly known as Eastern Wolf) will now be classified as “threatened” on the Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) List, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). On June 15, 2016 the SARO List regulation will be amended to include Algonquin Wolf, thereby activating protection provisions under the ESA, while it also remains a managed species under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (FWCA). Under the ESA, all threatened and endangered species and their habitat are automatically protected."
See official Environmental Registry here. Great to have these wolves protected. But a new name adds to the confusion in my opinion. I will continue to call them Eastern Wolves because they do occur in other places beyond Algonquin - including Killarney, Kawartha Highlands, QEII Wildlands. |
ConservationTop predators are an important part of maintaining healthy ecosystems through top-down regulation and their influence on trophic cascades. Eastern Wolves (Canis lycaon) are listed as threatened in Canada by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) and they are largely limited to areas in and around Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. They are currently being assessed by they Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO). Here, I provide resources to help people understand the importance of conserving carnivores and how to coexist among top predators. It also serves as a place to post the latest conservation news about Eastern Wolves and other Canis species.
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Photo copyright Michael Runtz
