Polar bears in Ontario could be ‘extinct in 45 years’ as Ford’s Bill 5 strips remaining protections
Shane Moffatt from Ontario Nature criticizes the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act (Bill 5) for weakening protections for endangered species, particularly polar bears. As conservation efforts falter, he warns that without federal intervention, polar bears could vanish from Ontario within decades due to habitat loss exacerbated by climate change and development pressures.
