Fun Fact Friday #11 - Species at Risk 🐾

Monarch Butterfly

      Did you know that there are approximately 240 species that are at-risk is Ontario ALONE?

      Species including the redheaded woodpecker, monarch butterfly, bald eagle, american badger, and many more are threatened by all kinds of environmental factors. Changing environments and overpopulation of predators have these creatures fighting for their numbers. 

      Fortunately, conservation areas are working hard to protect these species and bring their numbers back up to a steady amount. John E. Pearce Provincial Park is one of those areas that is home to all of the species listed above.

Redheaded Woodpecker

See if you can spot any at-risk species along the trails at John E. Pearce Provincial Park:
29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown, ON
(519) 762-3072