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Turtle Update – Christina Davy – August 29, 2011

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Hello from the land of turtle hatchlings! We have had our hands full of hatchling turtles this month – literally. Our first protected nests hatched at the beginning of the month and the rest of our eggs (over 800 this year) have been going steady ever since. Ashley has been marking, measuring and releasing hatchlings [...]

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Update Ontario Turtles – July 12, 2011

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Once again, it’s been an eventful week. Nesting is in full swing and our focus at this point in the summer is on nesting turtles and nest protection. The Snapping turtles have started to slow down, but Blandings turtles, Spiny Softshells and Map turtles are still going strong. As you know, the weather in southern [...]

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