{"id":31098,"date":"2025-10-06T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/?p=31098"},"modified":"2025-11-27T22:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:19:51","slug":"endangered-species-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/endangered-species-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Endangered Species Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31098\" class=\"elementor elementor-31098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2a6e86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2a6e86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c1961\" data-id=\"d7c1961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bac240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bac240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endangered Species Shuffle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8ad158 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8ad158\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0c2cda\" data-id=\"d0c2cda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5aadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5aadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four months after repealing its Endangered Species Act, the Ontario provincial government has introduced legislation that will cease to recognize Ontario\u2019s 106 endangered species, handing responsibility for their protection entirely to the federal government. There are 13 endangered bird species in Ontario, including the Acadian flycatcher, Kirtland\u2019s warbler, Golden eagle, and Red-headed woodpecker. Also dumped into the federal lap are the province\u2019s 16 bird species of special concern, such as the Yellow rail, the Olive-sided flycatcher, and the Peregrine falcon.<\/p><p>\u201cPremier Ford has shown a pattern of consistently prioritizing his developer friends and unnecessary projects over wildlife and nature,\u201d says Phil Pothen, of the Ontario Environmental Defense agency. Removing Ontario\u2019s responsibility to protect species at risk allows the government to proceed with its controversial plan to build Highway 413 across protected wetlands, sensitive bird habitat, and the Greenbelt.<\/p><p>\u201cPelee Island not only provides critical breeding habitat for hundreds of migratory birds,\u201d says PIBO Board member Ian Davidson, \u201cit also supports vital stopover habitat for major populations of Arctic and boreal species like shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors. The proposed changes to Ontario\u2019s endangered-species legislation are concerning to PIBO, given the reduced protections afforded migratory birds that depend on Pelee Island for breeding and passage.\u201d<\/p><p>PIBO encourages all its supporters to voice their concerns about the proposed legislative changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-882c311\" data-id=\"882c311\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353ed32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"353ed32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"endangered species - red-headed woodpecker\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzEwMzMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9waWJvLmNhXC9lblwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvZW5kYW5nZXJlZC1zcGVjaWVzLXJlZC1oZWFkZWQtd29vZHBlY2tlci53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31033\" alt=\"endangered species - red-headed woodpecker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker.webp 800w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-750x750.webp 750w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-180x180.webp 180w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/pibo.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/endangered-species-red-headed-woodpecker-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Red-headed woodpecker is one of 13 endangered species no longer protected by Ontario\u2019s Endangered-Species Act.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four months after repealing its Endangered Species Act, the Ontario provincial government has introduced legislation that will cease to recognize Ontario\u2019s 106 endangered species, handing responsibility for their protection entirely to the federal government. There are 13 endangered bird species in Ontario, including the Acadian flycatcher, Kirtland\u2019s warbler, Golden eagle, and Red-headed woodpecker. 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