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Wildlife Overpasses Help Animals Safely Cross Highways While Protecting Drivers

From Ontario Nature:

Building a safe, natural and balanced environment for ALL OF US is building Canada. And that includes wildlife overpasses that help animals safely cross highways while protecting drivers.

To put it into perspective, species like moose and turtles have just five seconds to make it across North America’s busiest highway — the 401. That’s why we need wildlife crossings.

Wildlife crossings help reconnect fragmented landscapes — but only if we act now. Several planning studies are underway to evaluate the expansion of Highway 401 in the Frontenac Arch, and you can have your input into the decision making process.

This type of infrastructure has a lifespan of 75 years — therefore, the decisions made today will impact the next several generations of communities and wildlife.

After two decades of research, the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative A2A Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative has identified priority areas for mitigation, including three wildlife overpasses on Highway 401 between Gananoque and Mallorytown, that will greatly benefit wildlife and protect drivers from the impact of wildlife vehicle collisions.

Wildlife overpasses have the capability to immediately enhance connectivity of wildlife habitats by providing animals like fishers, bears, and moose safe passage over dangerous roads like Highway 401.

Learn more about wildlife crossings in Ontario Nature’s blog which explores how reconnecting habitats across major highways like the 401 is vital for wildlife and a healthy, resilient ecosystem here:

Reconnecting the Frontenac Arch: How Wildlife Crossings Can Heal a Fragmented Landscape

See the full video at https://www.facebook.com/reel/1491656335464855

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Study Of Mortality Of Monarch Butterflies Released

From Monarchs Migrating through Ontario:

Almost 200,000 dead monarchs were found on 2 highways in Mexico in 2018

“Recent estimates based on a study in Texas suggest that mortality during autumn migration may be of the order of 2 million per year or about 3% of the population.”

Read the whole study:
Mortality of Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) at Two Highway Crossing “Hotspots” During Autumn Migration in Northeast Mexico

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IDNC Holds 2025 Owl Prowl

A fun moonlit night in the woods on November 6, 2025, for 32 seekers! The Ingersoll District Nature Club led an Owl Prowl in the Lawson Nature Reserve for young people from Mt. Elgin 4H and seniors from the Outdoor Club, Ingersoll’s Senior Centre. We were rewarded with seeing a screech owl doing a flyby, as well as hearing two calling. Big thanks to Dave Baird for leading the event. The Beaver Moon lit our way in spectacular fashion!

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Why You Should Never Throw Away Fallen Leaves

The Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity, has a great reason to not throw away your fallen leaves. Instead, you should rake them up and turn them into leafmould. Fallen leaves protect bare soil from the extremes of winter weather, and when they break down into the soil, they act like a superpowered fertilizer. They also provide much needed shelter for wildlife during the colder months.

Watch the full video on their Instagram channel.

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Exciting News About The Mexican Monarch Butterfly Population

From Culture Collective:

According to the latest 2025 monitoring report from Michoacán, Mexico, Monarch Butterflies populations have doubled!

The Monarch butterfly is making an incredible comeback in Michoacán, Mexico. This symbolic resurgence reminds us of nature’s ability to heal and flourish when given the right conditions. Let’s continue to support efforts that preserve such beautiful creatures.