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!
Did You Find a Turtle?
Turtle Guardians- Our Impact
Crossing Signs and Billboards
Pilot Turtle Tunnel System Installed
Turtles Saved and Measured Across 5 Counties
Hatchlings Incubated and Released
Volunteers Trained Across Eastern Canada, the USA, and Australia
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
Saving Grace, Turtles, and Wetlands
GRACE the oldest female snapping turtle on record in Cottage Country has not been seen in her usual places in Haliburton (where she was found each summer for over 40 years). In the winter, a large portion of Grace's ancestral hibernation wetland and that of many other turtles, was filled in while turtles where hibernating, and despite that the wetland was recognized for 30 years and designated by the township as environmentally important.
This is because WETLANDS in Haliburton had not received the standard protections and management options found across the province despite the fact that these are promised in the township’s own Official Plan, and people waited 8 months, after 100,000 signatures on a petition requested this correction.
On August 28th, the County passed a shoreline alteration bylaw will help but this is not a direct recognition or protection of EP zone.
We will continue to work for the protection of turtles and wetlands in Ontario and beyond.
#Saving Grace -Solidarity with our medicine species and spaces
Support our efforts by purchasing Saving Grace Swag
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We have turtley cool school curriculums for kids and teachers
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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.
What Kind of Turtle Are You?
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
