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    • Helping a Turtle Across the Road
    • Deliberate Harm to Turtles & Habitats
    • Snapping Turtles & Your Lake
    • Helping Turtles Around Your Property
    • Reducing Road Mortality
    • Turtle Recovery Campaign
      • T5 Campaign
  • 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
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      • Ponds & Marshes
      • Swamps & Carrs
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A collective of kids and communities helping turtles and protecting wetlands

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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 & biodiversity.

However, 75% of the world's turtles and tortoises are at risk of becoming extinct.

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

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Valentines Day Exclusive- In Kids Sizes Too!

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Online or Live Classes & Workshops- Get up to 30 Free TG Calendars for Attendees

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Our Impact, By The Numbers

At Turtle Guardians, We rescue adult turtles on roads, conduct road research and wetland monitoring, and implement road mitigation work to reduce turtle mortality. We also rescue, incubate and release turtle hatchlings from at-risk nests where they would otherwise be predated or injured. This practice, also known as "headstarting", increases their odds of survival and helps bolster turtle populations.

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Volunteers Trained Across Eastern Canada, the USA, and Australia
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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 supporting us in one of the following ways!

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COMMEMORATING GRACE
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SAVING OUR ELDERS & WETLANDS

Did You Find a Turtle?

If you found a turtle, it's important that you help it in the right way.

HERE'S HOW
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#SavingGrace: Save Our Rights, Our Markets, Our Communities, and Our Wildlife

Grace, the oldest female snapping turtle on record in Cottage Country, was lost because of a lack of standard municipal wetland protections. Her hibernation site was zoned as Environmentally Protected, but the provisions to actually protect the site were lacking. Now, all wetlands and our rights to shape and govern our communities are at stake in Ontario because of Bill 23.
The bill was presented under the guise of developing affordable housing, but recognized experts say it is misguided, costly, unnecessary, and destructive. From environmentalists to developers, Ontario is concerned. This is not a left or right issue; this is a people issue. 
LEARN MORE ABOUT BILL 23

For more:

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READ OUR ONTARIO ZONING REVIEW
READ THE GRACE STORY

A FUN WAY FOR KIDS TO SPEND MARCH BREAK!

Join us for an online Turtle Camp! Meet live turtles and hang out with our biologists. Learn how to identify and help our shelled friends.

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COMING SOON! REGISTER FOR SUMMER TURTLE CAMP 2023

Dates have been chosen. Registration will open Feb 13th

Our Best Calendar Yet!

You can support turtle conservation in Cottage Country & beyond with the purchase of our Turtle Guardians 2023 Calendar! A favourite amongst Turtle Guardians near and far, all proceeds from our calendar support vital turtle research and conservation work. On SALE for $10.

NOW WHEN YOU PURCHASE 30.00 OR MORE AT OUR STORE YOU CAN RECEIVE A FREE CALENDAR 

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Latest News & Blogs

Trials and Innovations! Testing Turtle Tunnels

The Loyalty of Turtles to Their Routes

The Overwintering Struggles of Freshwater Turtles in Ontario

Reptile Declines Worldwide

Harming Turtles Carries Fines

A Scary Future for Ontario’s Turtles

Read About Grace in the Narwhal

How Hibernation Wetlands Stabilize Turtle Populations.

Heading for Hibernation- How Turtles Survive

A Day in the Life of a Turtle Guardian Field Technician

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Turtle Guardians headquarters is located at 6712 Gelert Road, Haliburton. We're open for drop-in tours from July to October on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Satrudays from 10am to 4pm. From November to June we're available by appointment only.

We also offer off-site workshops and events!

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