Some of the most harmful industries to Ontario’s wildlife are able to carry out activities and projects with no government oversight or public accountability, a new report by three environmental groups says. The report states that a 2013 amendment to a previous regulation is allowing certain industries to be exempt from certain laws under the Endangered Species Act, which prohibits any harm to species at risk and their habitats. “I think that it’s fairly terrifying,” said Sarah McDonald, a lawyer at Ecojustice, one of the three organizations that developed the report. “Many of the industries that are exempted engage in activities that have widespread harmful impacts on endangered species and are not subject to any sort of oversight or public accountability.”