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    • Why Save Turtles?
    • Who are Turtle Guardians?
    • What do Turtle Guardians Do?
      • Level 1 – Turtle ID & Turtle Camp
      • Level 2- Wetland Monitoring and Turtle Nest Protection
      • Level 3 – Road Research, Turtle Tunnels & Conservation
      • Level 4 & 5- Science permits
      • Become a guardian
    • Partners & supporters
    • Turtle Guardian Program Evaluation
    • The Land Between – Ontario’s Turtle Country
    • Contact
  • Learning Resources
    • Turtle Facts
    • Turtle identification
      • Parts of a turtle
      • Blanding’s Turtle
      • Map turtle
      • Painted turtle
      • Snapping turtle
      • Spiny softshell turtle
      • Spotted turtle
      • Stinkpot turtle/Musk turtle
      • Wood turtle
    • Turtle ID Quiz
    • Turtle Habitats
      • Lakes and Rivers
      • Ponds and Marshes
      • Swamps and Carrs
      • Bogs and Fens
    • School Curriculums
      • Turtle Guardians Curricula Videos
      • Intermediate (Grades 7-8)
      • Junior (Grades 4-6)
      • Primary (K-3) Grades
      • The Turtle Stories Platform
    • Research Reports
      • Habitat Requirements and Biology
    • Reducing Road Mortality
    • The Land Between. Ontario’s Turtle Country
  • Turtle Conservation
    • Why Turtles Matter
    • When and Where to Watch For Turtles
    • So you found a turtle…
    • 10 Ways to Help Turtles
    • Deliberate Harm to Turtles and Habitats
    • Helping a turtle across the road
    • Turtle Nesting
    • Snapping turtles & your lake
    • Helping Turtles Around Your Property
    • Reducing Road Mortality
    • Turtle Recovery Campaign
      • T5 Campaign
  • Volunteering
    • Become a Turtle Guardian
      • Turtle ID Quiz
    • Turtle Crossing Guards
    • Road Researchers
    • Nest Sitters
    • Wetland Watchers
    • Turtle Tunnel Assessors
    • Turtle Walk 2022
  • Report Sightings
    • Volunteer reporting forms
    • Public Sighting Report Form
    • Record of Elders
    • iNaturalist
  • 2022 Turtle Camps
    • Turtle Camp 2022
    • Level 2 Turtle Camp Days
    • Tott’s Turtle Time
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Turtles are Wildlife Heroes

About 70% of fish and wildlife across Eastern-North America depend on freshwater turtles to clean water, cycle nutrients and spread seeds.

75% of the worlds turtles and tortoises are at risk of becoming extinct


Turtle Guardians is going international!

 

A local solution to a global problem

We connect kids, people and communities with nature, developing skills and inspiring action to heal the world!

A program of the Land Between charity #805849916RR0001

Who are Turtle Guardians? They are people like you and me!

Find out more

Did You Find a Turtle?

Found a Turtle? Here's How to Help
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Turtle Guardians- Our Impact

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Pilot Turtle Tunnel System Installed
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Turtles Saved and Measured Across 5 Counties
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Hatchlings Incubated and Released
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Volunteers Trained Across Eastern Canada, the USA, and Australia
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Kids Educated in Conservation

Note: All research including turtle measurements, incubation and releases, and tunnel system installations are done under wildlife permits and with authorizations.

You Can Support Our Work to Save Our Oldest Relatives

Consider a donation through our GoFundMe Campaigns

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Travel Support to Save Turtles
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Signs in High Mortality Zones
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Saving Our Elders and Wetlands

ALERT - Help Us Save Grace, the Ancient Turtle in Haliburton, and Her Shelled Friends!

Turtles, wildlife and nature are in jeopardy when municipalities don't have necessary tools in place.

A wetland was filled in during the winter, where Grace, the 125+ year old turtle with one eye and the oldest breeding female snapping turtle in Cottage Country (and some of her friends) may be hibernating. There is about a 50/50 chance that she hibernates at the site in question.

This site is also special because there are other Threatened species here making the area critical habitat, and warranting protection under the Endangered Species Act. But the wetland is also zoned Environmentally Protected by the municipality. It is important also for flood control. While the bylaw officer and town staff have done what they can, this municipality does not have the standard provisions in place to protect or even manage these areas. In fact, they are the only municipality amongst their peers without these tools.

We need your support to manage and protect our water resources and wetland-wildlife today and for the foreseeable future.

 

Listen to our COO's radio interview
Read our Ontario Zoning Review
Keep updated on this story

#Saving Grace - Take Action

Help save Grace, our wetlands, and our wetland-wildlife

Sign our Petition
Email Dysart's Leaders
Volunteer to Monitor Grace's Wetland
Donate

Support our efforts by purchasing Saving Grace Swag

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Turtle Camps are Back for 2022!

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How Hibernation Wetlands Stabilize Turtle Populations.

Heading for Hibernation- How Turtles Survive

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When and Where to Expect Turtles on Roads

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Thanks to our partners

The Land Between charity and Scales Nature Park are the backbone of this collaborative effort...with our amazing partners.

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The Turtle Guardian Headquarters is located at 6712 Gelert Road, Haliburton

Open for drop-in tours: July to October - Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm.  November- April by appointment. 

We offer online and in person tours, and off-site workshops and events.

Call for more information: 705-457-1222

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