In this issue
Welcome to the (Urban) Jungle
Growing a city means constantly pushing up against the border between the urban and the wild. From coyotes to cormorants, how do we share space with creatures we don’t always like?
Breakdown at the Racetrack
Once a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of fatal horse injuries at Woodbine raises questions about the future of the sport.
The Worm Hunters of Southern Ontario
Nearly all bait worms sold in North America are hand-plucked from farmland in this part of Canada. But with labour shortages and climate change, some worry we’re witnessing the final wiggles of a once thriving business.
On the Front Lines of the War Against ‘Super Lice’
With the emergence of drug-resistant nits, lice removal has become a booming business, catering to harried, itchy parents willing to pay for relief.
Bird Flu Comes For Toronto’s Wildlife
For humans, the virus has the potential to spark the next pandemic. But for wildlife, it's already causing devastation.
Are There More Bunnies in Toronto?
I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.
End Times at Ontario’s Roadside Zoos?
Ontario’s lax regulations have made the province the “wild west” for exotic animals. But as public concern over animal welfare grows, some zoos are buckling under the pressure.
The Cormorant Wars
The Toronto waterfront is home to the largest colony of cormorants in North America. And now they're spreading—squawking, puking, leaving toxic guano. Inside the fight between residents, conservationists, and governments over the most divisive and persecuted bird on the planet.