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David Seburn
Build It and They Will Nest
Many turtle nests fall victim to nest predators like raccoons, skunks, foxes and coyotes. To help ensure more nests hatch successfully, the Canadian Wildlife Federation and its partners have been…
How to Take Better Turtle Observations on iNaturalist Canada
iNaturalist is a great platform for recording observations of plants and animals. To date, over 140,000 people in Canada have submitted more than seven million observations to iNaturalist of upwards…
How Do Freshwater Turtles Survive a Canadian Winter?
Many birds fly south to avoid the long, cold Canadian winter. Turtles don’t have that option. They also can’t remain active in winter because they are ectotherms (cold-blooded), hence their…
Saving Turtles, One Egg at a Time
Protecting a turtle’s nest is an investment in the future. Each protected nest represents turtles that may reach adulthood 10 or even 20 years into the future. Each unprotected nest…
How Much is That Turtle in the Window?
A lot of pet stores sell hatchling turtles. Many of those tiny turtles are Red-eared Sliders, named that because they have red stripes along the sides of their heads. Those…
Turtle Pirates Strike Near Kingston, Ontario!
Turtles face many threats including the loss of wetlands, being hit on roads by cars and having their nests destroyed by predators. As a result of these threats, all eight…
Hunting for the Elusive Western Chorus Frog
Length: 2-3 centimetres Weight: 1 gram Status: Threatened in Canada Meet the Western Chorus Frog This small frog with a big voice is one of the first frog species to…
Victory for Eastern Ontario’s Freshwater Turtles!
Over the past three years, the CWF turtle team has documented more than 1,400 dead turtles on roads in eastern Ontario. That is a staggering amount of roadkill, which is…
Be a Turtle Hero
Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side. Not much of a joke, but right now (late May and June) many turtles are crossing roads…
Hatching a Turtle Recovery Plan
Turtles are in serious trouble. All eight species of freshwater turtles in Canada are listed as Species At-Risk. This makes turtles one of the most endangered groups of wildlife in…
