Ontario has no resident varieties of turtles that are not “at risk”, and two of the Province’s eight species are endangered.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s media spokesperson, Jensen Edwards tells myFM that both turtles and humans are required to share the Province’s roadways.
Edwards says Quebec has its own reporting tool to log instances of human-rendered assistance, but in Ontario, while there are no stats, the NCC is confident sufficient numbers of folks lend a hand where they can.
If you are trying to help a snapper, lift it from its back end where there is a handle-like appendage on either side of the tail.
The NCC spokesperson says that because turtles take so long to mature, preventing the mortality of even one can be critical.
For more information, visit the natureconservancy.ca/turtles.
by Rick Stow
