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Turtle Talk 3 – It’s Nesting Time!

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...

Lake Erie Shores Turtle Conservation

by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Jun 8, 2016 | Freshwater Turtles, Snapping Turtle

Meet the team, and hear about their plans for the 2016 season.

a tremendous two weeks…

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...

The Hatchers Are Here!

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...

A wave of turtles!

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...

We’re Back!

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...
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