Ontario is scaling back species at risk protections, worrying advocates and inviting federal intervention

Birds swim in the waters of Lake Ontario overlooking the city of Toronto skyline in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce its own overlapping nature protections. Here are the key changes and how they impact animals at risk.

Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce its own overlapping nature protections. Here are the key changes and how they impact animals at risk.Birds swim in the waters of Lake Ontario overlooking the city of Toronto skyline in Mississauga, Ont., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce its own overlapping nature protections. Here are the key changes and how they impact animals at risk.

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