Ontario Tallgrass Prairie Indicator Species

Tallgrass prairies and savannas are some of the most endangered ecological communities in Canada, with approximately 1 percent of their original extent remaining. Tallgrass communities once covered a significant part of southern Ontario's landscape. Owing to degradation and destruction through urban development, agriculture, pollution and mismanagement, less than 3 percent of the original extent remains in the region, with most remnants existing in small, isolated patches. As these highly diverse communities themselves are rare and threatened, so too are many of the wildlife species which depend on these communities for their survival.
The observation of "Indicator species" will assist in locating these prairie remnants. less ↑