Wildlands League
@wildlandsleague.bsky.social
Paw-sitively dedicated to preserving nature for generations to come 🐻❄️
🌐 https://wildlandsleague.org/ 📍Toronto, ON
🌐 https://wildlandsleague.org/ 📍Toronto, ON
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We’re Wildlands League, a conservation charity protecting irreplaceable wilderness, threatened ecosystems, and at-risk wildlife since 1968!
Follow along to discover how Wildlands is driving change for nature protection — and enjoy a few un-bear-ably good puns along the way!
We’re Wildlands League, a conservation charity protecting irreplaceable wilderness, threatened ecosystems, and at-risk wildlife since 1968!
Follow along to discover how Wildlands is driving change for nature protection — and enjoy a few un-bear-ably good puns along the way!
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BREAKING: Yesterday the Ford government passed Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, quietly legislating the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, including public access beaches and critical habitat for endangered piping plovers. #ONpoli
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
Ontario uses budget bill to remove parklands
Wilderness Committee condemns the sell-off of portions of Wasaga Beach Provincial ParkTORONTO / TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES OF MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT, ANISHNAABEG, CHIPPEWA, HAUDENOSAUNEE AND WENDAT —...
www.wildernesscommittee.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BREAKING: Yesterday the Ford government passed Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act, quietly legislating the removal of lands from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, including public access beaches and critical habitat for endangered piping plovers. #ONpoli
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/ontario...
Mark Your Calendars! 📅
Our Annual General Meeting is on December 8! We’ll look back at 2025, share a glimpse of what’s coming in 2026, and bring our community together to connect with our staff and board.
More details on the way soon. Stay tuned! 👀
Our Annual General Meeting is on December 8! We’ll look back at 2025, share a glimpse of what’s coming in 2026, and bring our community together to connect with our staff and board.
More details on the way soon. Stay tuned! 👀
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Mark Your Calendars! 📅
Our Annual General Meeting is on December 8! We’ll look back at 2025, share a glimpse of what’s coming in 2026, and bring our community together to connect with our staff and board.
More details on the way soon. Stay tuned! 👀
Our Annual General Meeting is on December 8! We’ll look back at 2025, share a glimpse of what’s coming in 2026, and bring our community together to connect with our staff and board.
More details on the way soon. Stay tuned! 👀
🌎 Next week is #GivingTuesday, but the best time to protect Ontario’s wild places?
Right now: buff.ly/hyTTIte
Bill 5 is stripping away environmental protections, the Ring of Fire is being fast-tracked without truth or transparency, and iconic parks across the province are under threat.
Right now: buff.ly/hyTTIte
Bill 5 is stripping away environmental protections, the Ring of Fire is being fast-tracked without truth or transparency, and iconic parks across the province are under threat.
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🌎 Next week is #GivingTuesday, but the best time to protect Ontario’s wild places?
Right now: buff.ly/hyTTIte
Bill 5 is stripping away environmental protections, the Ring of Fire is being fast-tracked without truth or transparency, and iconic parks across the province are under threat.
Right now: buff.ly/hyTTIte
Bill 5 is stripping away environmental protections, the Ring of Fire is being fast-tracked without truth or transparency, and iconic parks across the province are under threat.
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A new report shows hope — and a clear path forward.” cpaws.org/why-is-the-f.... “This is a defining moment for Canada,” says CPAWS Executive Director Sandra Schwartz. “We have a clear path to protect 30% of nature by 2030 — Let’s seize it.” Sign your letter: cpaws.org/bring-nature...
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A new report shows hope — and a clear path forward.” cpaws.org/why-is-the-f.... “This is a defining moment for Canada,” says CPAWS Executive Director Sandra Schwartz. “We have a clear path to protect 30% of nature by 2030 — Let’s seize it.” Sign your letter: cpaws.org/bring-nature...
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Only five populations of the beautiful wood-poppy remain in Canada—all in Ontario 🌼 One population is down to a single plant, and now a developer has bought land home to another.
Learn how #Bill5 threatens the wood-poppy and how we can help repeal it:
ontarionature.org/the-impact-o...
#RepealBill5
Learn how #Bill5 threatens the wood-poppy and how we can help repeal it:
ontarionature.org/the-impact-o...
#RepealBill5
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Only five populations of the beautiful wood-poppy remain in Canada—all in Ontario 🌼 One population is down to a single plant, and now a developer has bought land home to another.
Learn how #Bill5 threatens the wood-poppy and how we can help repeal it:
ontarionature.org/the-impact-o...
#RepealBill5
Learn how #Bill5 threatens the wood-poppy and how we can help repeal it:
ontarionature.org/the-impact-o...
#RepealBill5
Recently, the Ontario government blanketed the digital sphere, print, radio & TV, w/ ads for the "Ring of Fire”. They were everywhere, including during the Jays playoff run.
We saw them too…so we decided to take a closer look 🔎
What we found surprised us. Dave Pearce, breaks it down here 👇
We saw them too…so we decided to take a closer look 🔎
What we found surprised us. Dave Pearce, breaks it down here 👇
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Recently, the Ontario government blanketed the digital sphere, print, radio & TV, w/ ads for the "Ring of Fire”. They were everywhere, including during the Jays playoff run.
We saw them too…so we decided to take a closer look 🔎
What we found surprised us. Dave Pearce, breaks it down here 👇
We saw them too…so we decided to take a closer look 🔎
What we found surprised us. Dave Pearce, breaks it down here 👇
The 401 Richmond Holiday Open House is almost here! ❄️
Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 27 from 5–8 PM. Swing by our suite to:
🖼️ Browse Indigenous art
🛍️ Shop wild merch
🤝 Chat with our team
It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. See you there!
📍401 Richmond St W Suite 371
Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 27 from 5–8 PM. Swing by our suite to:
🖼️ Browse Indigenous art
🛍️ Shop wild merch
🤝 Chat with our team
It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. See you there!
📍401 Richmond St W Suite 371
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The 401 Richmond Holiday Open House is almost here! ❄️
Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 27 from 5–8 PM. Swing by our suite to:
🖼️ Browse Indigenous art
🛍️ Shop wild merch
🤝 Chat with our team
It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. See you there!
📍401 Richmond St W Suite 371
Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 27 from 5–8 PM. Swing by our suite to:
🖼️ Browse Indigenous art
🛍️ Shop wild merch
🤝 Chat with our team
It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. See you there!
📍401 Richmond St W Suite 371
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ICYMI: I spoke to 12 staff from 12 conservation authorities (many of them anonymously for fear of government retribution) who say Doug Ford's plan to consolidate the unique agencies from 36 to 7 may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
ICYMI: I spoke to 12 staff from 12 conservation authorities (many of them anonymously for fear of government retribution) who say Doug Ford's plan to consolidate the unique agencies from 36 to 7 may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ over development & flood protections
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Claim: The Ring of Fire is supplying minerals for lifesaving tech.
Verdict: Misleading ⚠️
Development is years away (if it happens at all) with:
❌ No investment decisions
❌ No feasibility studies
❌ No proven economic case
❌ No consensus from Indigenous Nations
📸 T. Hesselink
Verdict: Misleading ⚠️
Development is years away (if it happens at all) with:
❌ No investment decisions
❌ No feasibility studies
❌ No proven economic case
❌ No consensus from Indigenous Nations
📸 T. Hesselink
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Claim: The Ring of Fire is supplying minerals for lifesaving tech.
Verdict: Misleading ⚠️
Development is years away (if it happens at all) with:
❌ No investment decisions
❌ No feasibility studies
❌ No proven economic case
❌ No consensus from Indigenous Nations
📸 T. Hesselink
Verdict: Misleading ⚠️
Development is years away (if it happens at all) with:
❌ No investment decisions
❌ No feasibility studies
❌ No proven economic case
❌ No consensus from Indigenous Nations
📸 T. Hesselink
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For 20 years, Alison Woodley has helped shape Canada’s conservation movement—from expanding Nahanni to securing major federal nature investments. As she steps away from CPAWS, we celebrate her lasting impact. 🌿🦈 Read more: cpaws.org/alisons-cons...
A Legacy of Hope: Alison’s Conservation Journey with CPAWS | Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
After two decades at CPAWS, Alison Woodley reflects on her legacy—from expanding Nahâni National Park to securing a historic $1.3B for conservation. Discover her journey of hope, Indigenous partnershi...
cpaws.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
For 20 years, Alison Woodley has helped shape Canada’s conservation movement—from expanding Nahanni to securing major federal nature investments. As she steps away from CPAWS, we celebrate her lasting impact. 🌿🦈 Read more: cpaws.org/alisons-cons...
Are we being played?
We’re launching a new fact-checking series on claims from Premier Ford and Ontario about the Ring of Fire. After weeks of ads everywhere, including during the Blue Jays playoff run, we figured it was time to take a closer look. 🔍
Stay tuned!
We’re launching a new fact-checking series on claims from Premier Ford and Ontario about the Ring of Fire. After weeks of ads everywhere, including during the Blue Jays playoff run, we figured it was time to take a closer look. 🔍
Stay tuned!
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Are we being played?
We’re launching a new fact-checking series on claims from Premier Ford and Ontario about the Ring of Fire. After weeks of ads everywhere, including during the Blue Jays playoff run, we figured it was time to take a closer look. 🔍
Stay tuned!
We’re launching a new fact-checking series on claims from Premier Ford and Ontario about the Ring of Fire. After weeks of ads everywhere, including during the Blue Jays playoff run, we figured it was time to take a closer look. 🔍
Stay tuned!
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
Don’t be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s ads during Blue Jays World Series games suggest mines are up and running in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, but that’s not true
thenarwhal.ca
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...
While Ford uses his bully pulpit & taxpayers’ dollars to promote the Ring of Fire, grassroots leaders from Neskantaga, Attawapiskat & Marten Falls are showing there is another way—one rooted in truth, humility & care for the Earth.
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
While Ford uses his bully pulpit & taxpayers’ dollars to promote the Ring of Fire, grassroots leaders from Neskantaga, Attawapiskat & Marten Falls are showing there is another way—one rooted in truth, humility & care for the Earth.
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
Show your support: buff.ly/qDvJg8f
“We all survive on this river...It’s meant to be used, not to get destroyed,” says Chief Gary Quisses. As ON weakens environmental safeguards, leaders like Chief Quisses are reminding us what’s at stake—our shared responsibility to protect the land, water & future generations.
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“We all survive on this river...It’s meant to be used, not to get destroyed,” says Chief Gary Quisses. As ON weakens environmental safeguards, leaders like Chief Quisses are reminding us what’s at stake—our shared responsibility to protect the land, water & future generations.
It’s #Halloween, but the scariest thing in Ontario today isn’t the ghosts, ghouls or vampires...it’s Doug Ford’s #Bill5. 👻 👹 🧛🏻
While kids go door to door for treats, Premier Ford is opening the door to developers.
While kids go door to door for treats, Premier Ford is opening the door to developers.
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It’s #Halloween, but the scariest thing in Ontario today isn’t the ghosts, ghouls or vampires...it’s Doug Ford’s #Bill5. 👻 👹 🧛🏻
While kids go door to door for treats, Premier Ford is opening the door to developers.
While kids go door to door for treats, Premier Ford is opening the door to developers.
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🎃 Looking for last minute costume ideas? We think Doug Ford’s recent axe cuts to protections for species at risk are downright terrifying. 😱
Why not dress as 1 of the 106 vulnerable species that had their protections slashed?
#Ontario #Biodiversity
WildernessCommittee.org/KeepONProtecting
Why not dress as 1 of the 106 vulnerable species that had their protections slashed?
#Ontario #Biodiversity
WildernessCommittee.org/KeepONProtecting
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎃 Looking for last minute costume ideas? We think Doug Ford’s recent axe cuts to protections for species at risk are downright terrifying. 😱
Why not dress as 1 of the 106 vulnerable species that had their protections slashed?
#Ontario #Biodiversity
WildernessCommittee.org/KeepONProtecting
Why not dress as 1 of the 106 vulnerable species that had their protections slashed?
#Ontario #Biodiversity
WildernessCommittee.org/KeepONProtecting
“We came in support as an act of solidarity. Our presence was the message: you are not alone. We see you. We hear you. We got your back.”
Read the full blog on our journey to stand with grassroots Indigenous leaders at the newly formed camp on the Attawapiskat River: buff.ly/0HoCl1A
Read the full blog on our journey to stand with grassroots Indigenous leaders at the newly formed camp on the Attawapiskat River: buff.ly/0HoCl1A
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“We came in support as an act of solidarity. Our presence was the message: you are not alone. We see you. We hear you. We got your back.”
Read the full blog on our journey to stand with grassroots Indigenous leaders at the newly formed camp on the Attawapiskat River: buff.ly/0HoCl1A
Read the full blog on our journey to stand with grassroots Indigenous leaders at the newly formed camp on the Attawapiskat River: buff.ly/0HoCl1A
As ON pushes ahead with plans to create lawless zones to fast-track mining, we travelled >1,100 km to the Here We Stand camp on the Attawapiskat River, a powerful grassroots movement led by youth leader Jeronimo Kataquapit.
This is part of what his parents want Canadians to know 💚
This is part of what his parents want Canadians to know 💚
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
As ON pushes ahead with plans to create lawless zones to fast-track mining, we travelled >1,100 km to the Here We Stand camp on the Attawapiskat River, a powerful grassroots movement led by youth leader Jeronimo Kataquapit.
This is part of what his parents want Canadians to know 💚
This is part of what his parents want Canadians to know 💚
“You can’t destroy everything for capitalism,” says Lawrence Martin, Director of Lands and Resources for Mushkegowuk Council. “You have to be able to save enough for your children, for your future generations, for them to enjoy life.”
Read more here: undark.org/2025/10/21/p...
Read more here: undark.org/2025/10/21/p...
October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“You can’t destroy everything for capitalism,” says Lawrence Martin, Director of Lands and Resources for Mushkegowuk Council. “You have to be able to save enough for your children, for your future generations, for them to enjoy life.”
Read more here: undark.org/2025/10/21/p...
Read more here: undark.org/2025/10/21/p...
On the shores of the Attawapiskat River, Wildlands League is standing in solidarity with Indigenous grassroots leaders who have set up a permanent camp to re-assert their presence on the land and stand up against Ontario’s #Bill5.
Hear from our Conservation Director, Anna Baggio 👇
Hear from our Conservation Director, Anna Baggio 👇
October 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
On the shores of the Attawapiskat River, Wildlands League is standing in solidarity with Indigenous grassroots leaders who have set up a permanent camp to re-assert their presence on the land and stand up against Ontario’s #Bill5.
Hear from our Conservation Director, Anna Baggio 👇
Hear from our Conservation Director, Anna Baggio 👇
Wildlands League is taking to the skies today ✈️
We’re visiting grassroots Indigenous leaders who are establishing a permanent camp on the Attawapiskat River, to show solidarity and bear witness. We’ll also fly over exploration camps & see what’s changed since 2022. Stay tuned!
We’re visiting grassroots Indigenous leaders who are establishing a permanent camp on the Attawapiskat River, to show solidarity and bear witness. We’ll also fly over exploration camps & see what’s changed since 2022. Stay tuned!
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Wildlands League is taking to the skies today ✈️
We’re visiting grassroots Indigenous leaders who are establishing a permanent camp on the Attawapiskat River, to show solidarity and bear witness. We’ll also fly over exploration camps & see what’s changed since 2022. Stay tuned!
We’re visiting grassroots Indigenous leaders who are establishing a permanent camp on the Attawapiskat River, to show solidarity and bear witness. We’ll also fly over exploration camps & see what’s changed since 2022. Stay tuned!
Wildlands League is excited to welcome three incredible leaders to our Board of Directors!
⭐ Joanna Kerr
⭐ A. Jill Burgin
⭐ Paul Curtin
⭐ Joanna Kerr
⭐ A. Jill Burgin
⭐ Paul Curtin
October 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Wildlands League is excited to welcome three incredible leaders to our Board of Directors!
⭐ Joanna Kerr
⭐ A. Jill Burgin
⭐ Paul Curtin
⭐ Joanna Kerr
⭐ A. Jill Burgin
⭐ Paul Curtin
In May, Ontario proposed selling 650 acres, including 60% of the shoreline of #WasagaBeach Provincial Park.
This threatened area is the nesting ground of the endangered #pipingplover, a bird that only recently returned to Ontario after being absent for more than 20 years.
This threatened area is the nesting ground of the endangered #pipingplover, a bird that only recently returned to Ontario after being absent for more than 20 years.
October 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In May, Ontario proposed selling 650 acres, including 60% of the shoreline of #WasagaBeach Provincial Park.
This threatened area is the nesting ground of the endangered #pipingplover, a bird that only recently returned to Ontario after being absent for more than 20 years.
This threatened area is the nesting ground of the endangered #pipingplover, a bird that only recently returned to Ontario after being absent for more than 20 years.
“This isn’t about rejecting progress...but that can’t come at the expense of treaty rights, the land and the future. It has to be done with respect, consultation and consent” says youth leader, Ramon Kataquapit.
Read more on how communities are mobilizing against #Bill5 buff.ly/wJ42Fqu
Read more on how communities are mobilizing against #Bill5 buff.ly/wJ42Fqu
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“This isn’t about rejecting progress...but that can’t come at the expense of treaty rights, the land and the future. It has to be done with respect, consultation and consent” says youth leader, Ramon Kataquapit.
Read more on how communities are mobilizing against #Bill5 buff.ly/wJ42Fqu
Read more on how communities are mobilizing against #Bill5 buff.ly/wJ42Fqu