Ontario's Turtles Need Your Help!

No matter how cute and vulnerable they look, you can't keep a native turtle as a pet. It is illegal under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and those charged with an offence could face a fine of up to $25,000 or up to a year in jail. caledonenterprise.com/community-stor…

Many thanks and much gratitude to Walmart Orillia Super Center and Honda Canada for their generous donations and continued support of Kids for Turtles.

Everyone loves a good turtle documentary. Check out National Geographic's special on turtles and tortoises. Do you know the difference? youtube.com/watch?v=ActPHb…

Today is the last day to visit Houdini and Van Gogh at our office this summer. They are heading to their winter homes to relax. We will be open till 5pm today if you want to wish them well on their vacation but don't worry if you can't make it; they will be back next summer.

Turtles are intelligent and inquisitive animals. Watching this adorable painted turtle investigating a swimmer youtube.com/watch?v=WwdwYs…

Check out this cool TED Ed video on how turtle shells evolved more than 200 million years ago. youtube.com/watch?v=W9wAfq…

Climate change can have wide ranging effects on species around the world. Check out this article about how Loggerhead Sea Turtles are projected to be effected forbes.com/sites/alleneli…

Turtles are very important to wetland ecosystems and to clean water everywhere. Learn more about how they keep water clean in this article: aptnnews.ca/2019/09/08/i-l…

Turtles have the odds stacked against them when it comes to surviving to adulthood. Here are some who have been given a helping hand to get over some of their biggest hurdles. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

As turtles are hatching out drivers need to be especially vigilant for turtle hatchlings that can be as small as a quarter, trying to get to the water. postbulletin.com/news/local/how…

It can be very complicated to determine what happened millions of years ago when you only have fossils as clues. nytimes.com/2019/09/05/sci…

Road mortality is a major cause of turtle population decline but a few changes to infrastructure can make a huge difference in noted problem locations mnn.com/earth-matters/…

Unlike carnivores who get sodium from meat, butterflies have to find other sources—like turtle tears on.natgeo.com/2owyvEv

Happy Halloween from the turtles at Red Oak! 🎃

Conservation is a team sport! 🐢 Learn more about how the Zoo’s Adopt-A-Pond Wetland Conservation Program worked with valuable partners to achieve our goal of sustaining populations of Blanding’s turtles in the Rouge Urban National Park: torontozoo.com/mediaroom/pres… #savingspecies

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Join us as we spring into action and help clean up our city. REGISTER HERE: docs.google.com/forms/d/1-jioj… GET MORE INFO HERE: kidsforturtles.com/home/orillia-c…

JOIN US for the 24th Annual Butterfly & Dragonfly Count in the Carden Alvar circle. Count on your own or enter a team of up to 3 individuals (within your bubble). FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER VISIT: kidsforturtles.com/bdcount/