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• Be Bear Wise and Prevent Bear Encounters

  April 8, 2020 5:00 P.M.

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remind you to exercise caution as bears begin to come out of hibernation this spring.

  Bulletin | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Who Do I Call If I Encounter A Bear?

  April 8, 2020 4:55 P.M.

  Sometimes bears come into urban areas in search of food. Not every bear sighting is an emergency situation. Learn who to call if you encounter a bear:

  Backgrounder | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Ontario Reducing Risk of Fire in the Province

  April 2, 2020 2:00 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking action to protect people and communities from the risk of preventable human-caused fires and to ensure that the province's emergency response sy...

  Bulletin | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Illegal hunts result in lifetime hunting-licence suspensions and almost $60,000 in fines

  March 23, 2020 4:00 P.M.

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants to remind the public that non-resident hunters must use the services of a licenced outfitter while hunting bears in Ontario.

  Bulletin | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Multiple Charges Laid in Coyote Hunting Enforcement Blitz in Southwestern Ontario

  March 18, 2020 11:00 A.M.

  Ontario conservation officers have laid 16 charges and issued seven warnings during a three-day coyote hunting enforcement blitz in Chatham-Kent, Essex and Lambton counties.

  Bulletin | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Out-of-Season Walleye Fishing on Lake Nipigon Nets Offender $6,000 Fine and License Suspension

  March 16, 2020 3:00 P.M.

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry would like to remind anglers that species-specific closures are in place to protect the fishery, and it is illegal to fish for those species durin...

  Bulletin | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Electronic Press Kit Now Available: Ontario Working to Protect People and Property

  March 11, 2020 11:00 A.M.

  Download an electronic press kit, including audio,...

  Media advisory | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Protecting People and Property: Ontario's Flooding Strategy

  March 9, 2020 10:15 A.M.

  Ontario's Flooding Strategy outlines the province's next steps to reduce flood risk and help Ontarian...

  Backgrounder | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Ontario Working to Protect People and Property

  March 9, 2020 10:15 A.M.

  MINDEN — The Ontario government is taking action to protect people and communities from the effects of flooding by reducing flood risk and helping Ontarians to be better prepared for flooding...

  News release | Natural Resources and Forestry

• Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry to Make an Announcement

  March 6, 2020 5:30 P.M.

  John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, will be joined by Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure and MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, to discuss flood preparedness....

  Media advisory | Natural Resources and Forestry