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    • Why Save Turtles?
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    • 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
    • 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
    • Turtle Recovery Campaign
      • T5 Campaign
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Turtle Guardians work to save turtles and their habitats. We connect kids, people and communities with nature, which inspires them to take action and heal the world! A program of the Land Between charity #805849916RR0001

So You Found a Turtle? Here’s how to help (link)

  • Always take note of the location and, unless injured and needing care, never relocate a turtle.
  • Record and report its location through the Turtle Guardians website form here, or through our iNaturalist project 
  • Contact Turtle Guardians by calling 705-457-1222 or texting 705-854-2888

WHO ARE TURTLE GUARDIANS?

Turtle Guardians are everyday people like me and you!

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 controls in place.

A wetland was filled in 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 the areas they zoned and to back up their own policies. In fact, they are the only municipality amongst their peers without these tools.

Listen to the interview with our COO Leora Berman, and Gabrielle Holmes from CanoeFM

Read our summary report: Dysart et al’s Empty Nest- A Review of Zoning in Cottage Country

We need your support! Not only to perhaps save Grace, also any of her kin that are within basin in question, and to conserve all other wetlands and wildlife areas in Haliburton, today and for the foreseeable future.

Keep up-to-date of this story by clicking this link

TELL THE TOWNSHIP OF DYSART TO DO BETTER!

Help save our natural heritage by ensuring our municipality backs up their plans with tools and actions. Click this link to find out more

SIGN OUR PETITION

To read about Grace, the site, turtle biology, and our hopes and plans watch this space, sign up as a Guardian, or go to our GoFundMe page. You can support us by volunteering (email info@turtleguardians.ca) or by contributing through the Campaign.

Consider signing our petition.  LINK HERE

Saving Grace- Our GoFundMe Campaign

Help us raise funds to save our heritage, our shelled friends and our wildlife spaces

Turtle Camp is Back for Summer 2022!

TURTLE-Y COOL TALKS

Check out our turtle-y cool talks for groups and classes

STAY CONNECTED

Thanks to our partners

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

Latest News

HARMING TURTLES CARRIES FINES

DYK- ALL TURTLES IN ONTARIO ARE PROTECTED UNDER LAW All turtles in Ontario are protected under legislation. Turtle populations are at risk of extinction and…

HARMING TURTLES CARRIES FINESRead More

TURTLE TRIVIA NIGHT – EARTH DAY APRIL 22

Join Turtle Guardians for Earth Day and Shellebrate with us. Fun, Games and Trivia. Snacks, prizes and family fun too! Find out more or register…

TURTLE TRIVIA NIGHT – EARTH DAY APRIL 22Read More

TURTLE CAMP IS BACK!

After two years, we are happy to announce this year’s turtle camp! Great for kids ages 7-12. Learn how to identify all 8 species of…

TURTLE CAMP IS BACK!Read More

A Scary Future for Ontario’s Turtles

A scary future for Ontario’s turtles BY SOMER SLOBODIAN AND PIERS GIFFIN 2022-02-16 Somer Slobodian News 0 Turtle species across Ontario are under threat, and it’s up to…

A Scary Future for Ontario’s TurtlesRead More

READ ABOUT GRACE IN THE NARWHAL MAGAZINE

In Haliburton, Grace the 125-year-old turtle has outlasted bubonic plague, speeding cars and ever-shrinking wetlands Snapping turtles are one of eight turtle species-at-risk in southern…

READ ABOUT GRACE IN THE NARWHAL MAGAZINERead More

Calling all Artists

Wake Robin Studio has a proposal to support turtle conservation and awareness: The Proposal: To develop a collection of prints and drawings focused on the…

Calling all ArtistsRead More

Do freshwater turtles gather together for the winter in Ontario? And the role of wetlands in stabilizing populations.

Hibernation is commonly observed in many species of animals, especially those inhabiting Northern regions where there are significant drops in temperature during the winter months.…

Do freshwater turtles gather together for the winter in Ontario? And the role of wetlands in stabilizing populations.Read More

Heading for Hibernation- How Turtles Survive

This is a vulnerable time for turtles, not only because they are using less oxygen, but because their immune systems are also “on low” ,…

Heading for Hibernation- How Turtles SurviveRead More

The Turtle Guardians Calendar 2022 Is Here!

It is that time of the year again…Turtle Guardian calendar time! This year is a blockbuster themed calendar. Frozen, Star Wars, the Lord of the…

The Turtle Guardians Calendar 2022 Is Here!Read More

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