Ontario Nature Guest Blog: 10 disturbing findings from Ontario’s Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk report
Ontario Nature Guest Blog: 10 disturbing findings from Ontario’s Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk report

This blog was originally published by Ontario Nature. Guest blog by
Anne Bell, Director of Conservation and Education at Ontario Nature.

Ontario Nature reveals government failure: Ontario’s record on protecting species at risk is devastating for wildlife

The Auditor General of Ontario’s report, Protecting and Recovering Species at Risk, is not reading for the faint of heart. Released on November 22, 2021, the audit sets out in excruciating detail the Government of Ontario’s abject failure to exercise its duty to protect the province’s most vulnerable plants and animals.


Rapids clubtail dragonfly, Endangered

Endangered Rapids clubtail dragonfly- photo by Dan Irizarry © CC_BY-NC-SA 2.0

The review spans the government’s record on implementing the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) since 2009. The unwillingness of those responsible to uphold the purpose and intent of the law – to protect and recover species at risk– is scandalous. Faced with an accelerating, worldwide extinction crisis,

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Cuomo responds following report he abandoned puppy at government mansion

Disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded late Monday subsequent a report that he tried out to give his canine Captain away throughout his remaining days in business.

The Albany Situations Union reported, citing two point out law enforcement resources, that Cuomo, a Democrat, left the doggy driving at the Government Mansion before he stayed with just one of his sisters in Westchester County past week. 

Cuomo questioned mansion staffers to get Captain, and just one volunteered, but the canine – which has a historical past of biting individuals – was returned to the mansion just a several times later, the resources instructed the paper.

The governor, who officially resigned at 11:59 p.m. Monday, denied the claims on Twitter. 

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“Some individuals just won’t be able to get the info straight,” Cuomo tweeted. “Of course, I was

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Cruel, Phony Animal Rescue Videos Continue to Prevelant on YouTube, Report Finds

The intercontinental animal welfare non-financial gain, Planet Animal Security, introduced a new investigation highlighting the rise of staged animal ‘rescue’ films on YouTube.

Due to the fact 2005, YouTube has grown exponentially. Each and every minute, 500 hrs of video are uploaded to the system, in accordance to National Geographic. With the sheer volume of information, it takes 10,000 people and device mastering to moderate the web-site.


Animal legal rights activists at the World Animal Safety are pleading for YouTube to far more carefully keep track of fake animal rescue movies. These video clips usually exhibit harmless prey these kinds of as a hen or a cat, currently being attacked by a bigger predator, like a snake or crocodile, according to News Wire.

“Just when you feel you’ve listened to it all, human beings believe of a different way to be cruel to animals. Social media giants like

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