saving ontario turtles a race against time. species at risk (sar) categories: extinct extirpated...
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Species at Risk (SAR) Categories:• Extinct• Extirpated• Endangered (Regulated)• Endangered (Not Regulated)• Threatened• Special Concern• Under Review
Ontario Has 8 Turtle Species:• Blanding’s Turtle • Map Turtle• Painted Turtle• Snapping Turtle• Spiny Softshell Turtle• Spotted Turtle• Stinkpot (Common Musk) Turtle• Wood Turtle
Defining Species At Risk (SAR):• decreased population• extinction without protection• extinction in natural range• recovery plan required
Ontario turtles are at-risk due to:• road-kills• loss of habitat• pollution and climate change• disease
If you find a turtle on the road:• slow down• avoid hitting it• carry it in direction it was traveling• transport it to wetland
Threats to turtle egg survival:• animal predators• dogs • cold weather• development• natural disasters
Turtles leave their home pond to:• find a mate of same species• find an unrelated mate • shrinking wetland• find a nesting site
Turtle habitat protection means:• reducing pollution • preventing fragmentation • protect habitat (set it aside)• conserve habitat (restrict human use)• reducing green house gases
Help save Ontario turtles:• no pet turtles • join conservation clubs • erect crossing signs• tell family and friends
Saving Ontario turtles protects:• biodiversity• positive values• folklore and traditions• nature’s food chain
Turtles are important to Ontario’s natural and cultural heritage:• biodiversity• positive values• folklore and traditions• support food chain
VIDEO: Mature female snapping turtle laying eggs.
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VIDEO: Mature female snapping turtle covering nest.
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VIDEO: Mature wood turtle walking along roadway and into tall grass.
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VIDEO: Two snapping turtles walking over rocks and into tall grasses.
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Concept: Treena Hein and Betty BiesenthalIllustrations: Graham Ross
Photography: Daryl Coulson, Clayton Rollins, Scott GillingwaterVideo: Daryl CoulsonProgramming: Jeff Fox
Design House | Jeffco Productions
Turtle Profiles: Metro Toronto ZooAssistance for this project was provided by the Ministry of Natural Resources
© Friends of Bonnechere Parks 2008
To learn more, visit: www.bonnecherepark.on.caBe sure to take the interactive quiz to test your understanding of Ontario turtles,
and help turtles beat the odds by playing the interactive turtle game.
Produced in collaboration with the Renfrew County Stewardship Council.
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