{"id":7944,"date":"2016-09-01T12:53:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T17:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.wildlifepreservation.ca\/?page_id=7944"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:07:48","slug":"working-group-for-the-conservation-of-ontario-turtles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/working-group-for-the-conservation-of-ontario-turtles\/","title":{"rendered":"Groupe de travail pour la conservation des tortues de l'Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lf32flyo-123c716283dcd2688be9a78eee7c35c5\">\n.avia-section.av-lf32flyo-123c716283dcd2688be9a78eee7c35c5{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/blandings-resize.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='project-banner'  class='avia-section 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class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5 class=\"line-icon-orange\"><\/h5>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h1>Groupe de travail pour la conservation des tortues de l'Ontario<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='project-species'  class='avia-section av-ygub4o-c17da7694f128647161716f6cc749815 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7944'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-x0jdmw-36c508a1f8ecd3a0327a8eabdbc1cf90\">\n.flex_column.av-x0jdmw-36c508a1f8ecd3a0327a8eabdbc1cf90{\npadding:30px 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-x0jdmw-36c508a1f8ecd3a0327a8eabdbc1cf90 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  what-are-we-doing-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lf32i6fa-187f264d394caa7af6705ab3125d3565'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Esp\u00e8ce<\/h1>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_1-4_3-4\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_0 clearfix et_pb_active_content et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>Ontario is home to all 8 native turtle species found in Canada, including: wood turtles, eastern musk turtles, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/blandings-turtle\/\">Blanding\u2019s turtles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/snapping-turtle\/\">snapping turtles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/spiny-softshell-turtle\/\">spiny softshell turtles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/northern-map-turtle\/\">northern map turtles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/spotted-turtle\/\">spotted turtles<\/a>, et <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\">painted turtles<\/a> (both midland and western sub-species).<\/p>\n<p>However, almost all the species (all but the western painted turtle sub-species) are or are recommended to be listed as Species-at-Risk within the province, due to threats such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, road mortality human-subsidized predation, poaching, environmental pollution, and climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-v9bcwo-e0c99eb8232b4c151d0c4ebb376f8203\">\n.avia-section.av-v9bcwo-e0c99eb8232b4c151d0c4ebb376f8203{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='toggle-section'  class='avia-section av-v9bcwo-e0c99eb8232b4c151d0c4ebb376f8203 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7944'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column 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expand: Project\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Project\">Project<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_1-4_3-4\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_1 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>WPC is a founding member of the multi-partner Working Group for the Conservation of Ontario Turtles (WGCOT), which was formed in 2020 and intends to be incorporated under the <a href=\"https:\/\/otcn.ca\/\">Ontario Turtle Conservation Network<\/a>. The goal of the group is to support the implementation of priority recovery actions for Ontario\u2019s freshwater turtles by fostering communication, collaboration, and landscape-scale conservation planning among turtle conservation practitioners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lf32jt7q-061e83c92bb77da405bfd7f97d8b765d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Results\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Results\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Results\">Results<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_1-4_3-4\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1 et_slide_transition_to_2\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_2 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>WGCOT activities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborative writing of the Standard Ontario Turtle Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) document, currently in a draft stage. The BMP serves as a guideline for several ex-situ turtle conservation actions, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Protecting nests from predators;<\/li>\n<li>Collecting and incubating eggs from imperilled nest locations;<\/li>\n<li>Rearing hatchlings (headstarting); and<\/li>\n<li>Releasing back to the wild.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Facilitation of participatory multi-partner conservation planning workshops to identify and prioritize the ex-situ conservation needs of each Ontario turtle species.<\/li>\n<li>Production of outreach and education materials sharing information on how to identify Ontario turtle species, how to help turtles on the road, and how to submit turtle observations to community science projects. Check out the \u201cResources\u201d section for access to outreach materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lf32k5de-c11d9b3f84c2201c22ce72e2035501fd'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Impact\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Impact\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Impact\">Impact<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row_1-4_3-4\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 et_slide_transition_to_1 et_slide_transition_to_2 et_slide_transition_to_3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_3 clearfix et-pb-active-slide\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\">\n<p>Through supporting and connecting active turtle conservation projects in Ontario, the WGCOT contributes to the recovery of at-risk turtle species by ultimately building conservation capacity and encouraging greater strategic efficiency and effectiveness of conservation projects across the province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div 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et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-ontarios-turtles\/\">Saving Ontario\u2019s Turtles \u2013 WPC Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ontarioturtle.ca\/turtles\/\">Turtles of Ontario \u2013 Ontario Turtle Conservation Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ontarionature.org\/programs\/community-science\/reptile-amphibian-atlas\/species\/#turtles\">Turtles of Ontario \u2013 Ontario Nature<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/species-risk-ontario#section-8\">Species At Risk in Ontario<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/species-registry.canada.ca\/index-en.html#\/species?sortBy=commonNameSort&amp;sortDirection=asc&amp;pageSize=10\">Species At Risk in Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianherpetology.ca\/conservation\/resources.html\">Other Reptile and Amphibian Resources \u2013 Canadian Herpetological Society<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-7944'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-atyg7s-602f92ad1b23010ded19570587f0737c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lf32lool-96e375a649783a0a9bfeb670c9c7a58d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nous avons besoin de votre aide<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Faites un don pour sauver les esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<br \/>\nlike turtles<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-981tx4-b47bef050688e27c2c6c341b53027228-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  heart-button'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-4mmjhk-61a21ac68a3c058ed52fe78ca0ba4833 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-4mmjhk-61a21ac68a3c058ed52fe78ca0ba4833 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-36514 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-36514 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Hannah-McCurdy-Adams-150x150-1.jpg' alt='Hannah McCurdy Adams' title='Hannah-McCurdy-Adams-150x150'  height=\"150\" width=\"150\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-b69fs-90bac67c7aa8cf80bd39f4d407f56d8a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Hannah McCurdy Adams<\/h3>\n<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Hannah McCurdy Adams is WPC\u2019s Reptile and Amphibian Development Coordinator. She has worked with experts in the fields of road ecology, physiology and genetics. 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