Buckthorn, dog-strangling vine and garlic mustard are considered invasive species in Ontario, but the volunteer groups weeding them out say bureaucracy is making progress difficult.

Historians are racing to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks before a seemingly unstoppable invasive mussel destroys them and erases part of the region's heritage.

Ottawa backyards sparkled with firefly activity last summer. This year, they're largely absent — and data gaps are leaving scientists in the dark.

Turtles face multiple threats. Experts issue warning after observing alarming shift in behavior of endangered turtles: 'Concerning' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Three agencies in Western New York are receiving grants for Great Lakes Basin projects, the State Department of Environmental ...

Species like spotted lanternflies, zebra mussels and wild pigs are popping up around the commonwealth. Here's how to handle them.

Giles: Ontario must not dismantle protection for endangered wildlife Bill 5 would scrap the province’s landmark Endangered Species Act — at a time when many conservationists are increasingly ...

Crews have finally started efforts to reduce the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes after COVID-19 disruptions threatened the $5.1-billion fishing industry.

An invasive fish species has been found in a small waterway north of New Germany, N.S., according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.A single egg-bearing Oriental weatherfish, also known ...