Happy #WorldTurtleDay Be careful and watch for turtles, they are on the move! #haliburtonhighlandslandtrust #myhaliburtonhighlands #comewander Ontario Land Trust Alliance Ontario's Highlands Turtle Guardians Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre

Be careful and watch for turtles - they are on the move! Sadly, female turtles 🐢are the most at risk because sand-and-gravel road shoulders are ideal for nesting spots. For more info on turtle nests & nest protection visit, Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre Turtle Guardians #CaledonOPP ^in

@contaucreek OPP Central Region Turtle Guardians Please don’t move snapping turtles by their tails, this can injure their spines and paralyze them. Here is a great video demonstrating proper handling techniques: youtu.be/Lgd_B6iKPxU

TURTLES AT STANHOPE! Friday we’re bringing teaching turtles to Stanhope in a Haliburton from noon to 3:30. Learn how to hold and help snapping turtles. Discover Ontario’s smallest turtles that may live near your shore. Learn how old turtles live, why they cross roads, & more!

Helping turtles one hatchling at a time - thanks to our awesome staff and all the public who called in vulnerable nesting turtles. -all work is done under issued wildlife permits- #turtlerecovery #savingturtles #turtlesofontario #turtleguardians

TURTLE CAMP 2021 Learn how to identify turtles: to save turtle nests: to help turtles too! Meet Teaching Turtles & Hatchlings Earn your Level 1 Guardian Card Fun activities, online check-ins & interactive sessions every day Register by Aug 25th at turtleguardians.ca

A MAGICAL HOLIDAY The 2022 blockbuster-themed Turtle Guardians calendars support our work to save turtles across Ontario. Available while supplies last turtleguardians.com/product/the-tg… #christmasgift

Getting Henry, our paper mache snapper mascot, ready for the Santa Clause parade in Haliburton tomorrow evening! #santaclauseparade #turtleguardians #happyholidays #turtlesofinstagram #iloveturtles

We hope they’re safely hibernating despite wacky weather in Ontario- Young turtles only have the first ~4 years to etch pathways in their memories to hibernation sites within their territories before their “brain plasticity” is drastically reduced. #turtleguardians #turtlefacts

Our famous Turtle Guardians calendar is still available! Give an extra special gift this season that will be loved and will contribute to conserving The Land Between Region! thelandbetween.ca/.../turtle-gua… #conservation #charity #ontario #turtles

Are you interested in how to design mitigation projects to reduce harm to turtles on roads? Join us for our technical series with Kari Gunson of EcoKare Int. January 14th, from 1-3pm. To register follow this link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Around the time Grace was born, Ukrainian scientist Wademar Haffkine had just created a vaccine in record time to combat bubonic plague and was testing it on himself, the first human trial in history, writes Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/grace-snapping…

The Narwhal Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social Keep up to date with our grassroots efforts to #savegrace the #125yearoldturtle here turtleguardians.com

I had the chance to cover this very important issue. I learned so much. Let’s do what we can to save the turtles ♥️ #ontarioturtles #endangered #turtles #wildlife sheridansun.sheridanc.on.ca/2022/02/16/a-s…

A scary future for Ontario's turtles - By Somer Slobodian👇 sheridansun.sheridanc.on.ca/2022/02/16/a-s… via @The Sheridan Sun #turtles #environment #ontario #journalism #nature #oakville

Thanks @PtboCounty Turtle Guardians & grassroots turtle champions 🐢 We noticed the #turtle Monitoring Zone signs on University Rd. Checked it out while being serenaded by peepers 🐸 Road Ecology Center techniques on the entirety of this busy road just make sense to protect all species!

TURTLE ALERT! Time to put on your turtle vision, & be turtle heroes. turtles will be on roads emerging from hibernation DRIVE AWARE Turtles should never be relocated or lifted by the tail. sightings? text 705-854-2888 Help snappers: turtleguardians.com/helping-a-turt…

First #turtle of 2022 saved off side of County Rd 24 in Kawartha Lakes Reminder to keep an eye out of the roads this time of the year and have gloves in vehicle. Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre Turtle Guardians kawarthaNOW.com KawarthaConservation

If you spot a nesting turtle in cottage country, keep watch at a distance, and text us at 705-854-2888

Jay Callaghan Kawartha Lakes Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre Turtle Guardians My tally: 2 painted turtles, 1 snapper and a big beautiful Blanding’s (triple b!)