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Turtle Race Recap – Week 14 (February 1st – February 5th)
Welcome to the last 4 weeks of the 2015-2016 Great Canadian Turtle Race! Our sole competitor, Agile Abigail, is still out there logging kilometres. She has currently travelled 4,601 kilometres…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 13 (January 25th – January 29th)
Are we ever getting close turtle race followers! Our sole 2015-2016 Great Canadian Turtle racer, Agile Abigail, is very close to the eastern coast of Florida. For those who have…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 12 (January 18th – January 22nd)
Our 2015-16 Great Canadian Turtle Race is still on with Agile Abigail continuing her migration. Once again, since she is the only 2015-2016, we are continuing to compare her progress…
Threats: Chemical Pollution
Even water that looks clean and pristine can be seriously polluted. Chemical pollutants enter our water from industrial activities, agriculture and our homes. Although healthy aquatic ecosystems like bogs and…
Turtle Race Recap – Week 11 (January 11th – January 15th)
So! Our 2015-16 Great Canadian Turtle Race is now down to Agile Abigail. Though we are continuing to compare her progress to our 2012 winner Red Rockette, her race-mates have…
Why are our turtles disappearing from the map?
I wish we knew! Each time we put a transmitter on a sea turtle we know that we’re sending that scientific instrument out into the ocean. And that is something…
The Many Features of our Oceans
The ocean is absolutely huge! As humans living mostly on land, we often overlook the fact that approximately 70% of the Earth is covered by salt water – that’s 363…
What else is out there that don’t we know?
Scientists have recently discovered a population of whale that has never been seen alive. This species, called Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai), was only confirmed to exist in 2003, and has…
Threats: A Plastic World
Eighty per cent of ocean pollution is caused by human activity on land. Billions of litres of untreated sewage flow into our waterways, and contaminants are then passed along the…
Our Turtles Are Taking a Holiday
Hello and Happy Holidays to our Turtle Race Aficionados! We hope you’re having a wonderful holiday, making merry and enjoying some down time. We just wanted to touch base to…
