A $10 million fund will help protect forests, wetlands and ecosystems in Ontario.

“The money will be used to establish conservation agreements on private lands or buy land outright to keep it from being paved over, protect species at risk like the Loggerhead Shrike, a predatory songbird, and expand provincial parks.”

Zebra Mussels, an invasive species to the Great Lakes has helped in clearing up the lakes and improving their appearance. However, this is a dangerous perception because these species draw food sources from other aquatic lives and change ecosystem behaviour.

“Canada has slashed spending on wildlife protection and monitoring of ecosystems because of budget problems at the federal environment ministry, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported on Wednesday.”

“The planet is in danger of crossing a “tipping point” of irreversible damage to its atmosphere, climate, water and ecosystems unless governments can develop comprehensive strategies to promote sustainable growth, warns a new report released Thursday by an environmental advocacy branch of the United Nations.”

A scientific study showed that over one third of freshwater fishes in Europe are endangered and may face extinction due to overfishing, pollution and dams causing dried up rivers.

Biologists are studying chum salmons in the Skagit River to help assist hydroelectric dams serving power to Seattle homes determine when to release water during spawning season.

“Just three weeks into the job, Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield has angered environmentalists over whether to curb, or even ban, logging in Algonquin Provincial Park.” Logging practices threaten birds, animals and old-growth trees in Ontario’s oldest Provincial Park.

Environmentalists believe that humans must help plants and animals adapt to climate change. “Conservation efforts should focus on protecting a variety of the most resilient or adaptable communities, and providing protected corridors of land or sea to allow species to shift habitats if their old range becomes unliveable, they said.”

Scientists from the University of California researched and mapped the global impact of 17 different human activities on marine ecosystems. The illustrations showed that fishing, climate change and pollution have left an enormous impact on the world’s oceans. In addition, 40% of oceans have been heavily affected.

Climate change is affecting marine ecosystems in Australia by changing the acidity and temperature of seawater. This in turn may cause young reef fishes to get lost as these environmental stresses hinder their ear bone development.