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Scientists work to stop self-cloning crayfish in Burlington, Ont., pond after 1st detection in Canada
Pond was the first place in North America where marbled crayfish were found in the wild An invasive species of crayfish that reproduces by cloning itself was discovered last summer in a Burlington, Ont., park — the first time the marbled crayfish has been identified in the wild in North America. Since then, a group of experts has been working to stop the species from spreading. The crayfish are in City View park, on Burlington’s southwest border with Hamilton. Brook Schryer, a member of the working group responding to the detection, told CBC HamiltonRead more
How the tiny western chorus frog could stop Doug Ford’s Highway 413
Ontario has launched court challenge over federal government’s plan to conduct environmental assessment The western chorus frog is about as small as your thumb, but it could prove to be a large obstacle to Premier Doug Ford’s plans for building Highway 413. The chorus frog – so named because of the sound males make during mating season – is listed as threatened on Canada’s official registry of species at risk. Consultants working for Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation have identified the frog along the 59-kilometre preferred route of the proposed Highway 413, across the northwestern fringes ofRead more
Prison officials intervened to stop Paul Bernardo from making public statement
Bernardo’s transfer last spring to medium-security prison set off a political firestorm for the Liberals Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer’s transfer to a medium-security prison. Bernardo was moved to La Macaza Institution, a medium-security prison about 190 kilometres northwest of Montreal, in late May from the maximum-security Millhaven Institution near Kingston, Ont. He is serving a life sentence for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of 15-year-oldRead more