The KTTC would like to thank the Peterborough Chapters who allowed us to promote World Turtle Day on May 23, 2009 with an information booth at their store. Thank you to volunteers Cindy, Sam and Annita for helping get the word out about World Turtle Day!
The Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre exhibited at the Green Expo for the first time this year. The event took place on April 25th at the Evinrude Centre. The show attracted about 1500 visitors. The KTTC talked to visitors of all ages about the plight of turtles in Ontario, and how to help. We raised over [...]
The KTTC moved into it's new location on Erskine over the weekend! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out! And thanks to the Peterborough Examiner for helping us get the word out! For now injured turtles cannot be accepted at the new facility until we are fully up and running again. In the meantime, [...]
Thirty of Ontario’s forty-three species of reptiles are listed as Endangered, Threatened, or of Special Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). Many of Ontario’s reptile species only occur in the southernmost parts of the province, which has become one of the most developed regions in Canada. As a [...]
People who work in wildlife rehabilitation are supposed to avoid words like “cute” and “cuddly”. Wildlife in our care are just that – wild. We are not supposed to think of them as cute. That being said, the Spotted Turtle is one cute wild animal. This is the smallest turtle you'll find in Ontario, with [...]
One of my personal favourite species of reptile that lives here in our province is the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata. It’s Canada’s smallest species of turtle, and they’re easily our most beautiful! With bright orange skin, yellow spots on a jet black shell, the cutest little faces, and spunk and personality to spare, they are [...]
Myth #1: Turtles will give you Salmonella. Salmonella bacteria are found naturally in the intestines of mammals, birds, reptiles, some pets, some humans and is also present in the environment. Salmonellosis, a serious infection of the gastrointestinal tract, can be spread by handling animals or even by human-human contact. It is very important to wash [...]
Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA) was passed into law in 2007, and came into force on June 30, 2008. Compared to previous legislation, this new law more than triples the number of species and habitats that are protected. Of the 30,000 species that are native to Ontario, more than 180 are at risk. The [...]
There may be no bigger threat to Ontario's turtles than that of busy roads and highways. Countless turtles every year are run over and killed on Ontario's roads. 6 of 8 turtle species are threatened, and those most often killed are females travelling to nesting areas. The loss of females in particular is devastating to [...]
A mature Map Turtle, who has been nick-named “Legend”, came to the KTTC with a shell fracture in the spring of last year. Shortly thereafter she delivered 5 eggs into her water enclosure. Four of her oblong eggs were placed an incubator and left - untouched until the babies broke through their shells in the [...]
Peterborough's local tv station, CHEX tv, aired a story on our urgent need for a new location last night! Have a look at the CHEX archives: http://www.chextv.com/videos/Newswatch_TurtleTrauma.WMV
Once again, the KTTC participated in the Spring Cottage Life Show (March 27-29) and had a fantastic time teaching cottagers about the turtles they share their vacation spaces with. Over the course of the weekend we: Raised $350.29 in donations, t-shirt & bumper sticker sales, and memberships We added almost 100 people to our e-mail [...]
