by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Sep 7, 2016 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle, Spiny Softshell Turtle, Spotted Turtle, Western Painted Turtle |
In this video, Wildlife Preservation Canada’s biologists in the field tell you all about nesting behaviour, protection, and what you can do to...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Jun 8, 2016 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle |
Meet the team, and hear about their plans for the 2016 season.
by christina | Aug 6, 2015 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle, Spiny Softshell Turtle |
Volunteering with the Freshwater Turtle Conservation Project for the past two weeks has been a blast! It started and ended with lots of rain, which is not always fun when tenting, but the turtles love it! I was really excited to get up close to the different species...
by christina | Jul 29, 2015 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle, Spiny Softshell Turtle, Spotted Turtle |
We are proud to announce that after countle ss hours, hundreds of nests, and thousands of eggs, nesting season here in Southern Ontario has come to a close. But as they always say; when one door closes, another one opens; and that is exactly what happened. Before we...
by christina | Jun 28, 2015 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle, Uncategorized |
So far our traps have been working very well. There were days we found many painted turtles in one single trap – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… Wait, 2 more… 8 painted turtles in total! A visit from Christina certainly brought us more luck – the following...
by christina | May 29, 2015 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle, Spiny Softshell Turtle, Spotted Turtle |
It has been an eventful first few weeks out in the marsh searching for the first hard and shiny (or mossy or leech-covered) shells of the 2015 turtling season. Along with these little fellas, I am thrilled to be back waist deep in the muck of the marsh, as is Xiaotian...
