The Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre is pleased to announce that we have received an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $118,700 over 3 years. The funds will be used to hire a development/sustainability co-ordinator and to fund the Outreach program they will be responsible for. The coordinator will enhance our capacity for fund development, outreach and [...]
“Turtles are disappearing faster than any other group of animals on the planet” - Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation We made it! Thanks to your generosity, the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre made it successfully through our busiest season on record! An unprecedented 662 turtles were admitted to KTTC compared to 242 last season – [...]
Halloween Fundraiser 4-year-old Brandon Clark collected more than candy this past Halloween. While Trick or Treating he raised $100 dollars for the turtles! He and his family (including retired marine biologist Grandpa Bill) dropped off paper towels, greens, rubber gloves and sponges in addition to the cash donation.
KTTC Medical Director Dr Carstairs is one busy lady - not only does she run the turtle care program at KTTC, she also works at Toronto Wildlife Centre and teaches future vet techs at Seneca College. And yet she's managed to squeeze in some self-funded travel over the past year to both learn from and [...]
The KTTC is happy to welcome the latest addition to its board of directors Dianne Barclay! Dianne is a mother of six with deep roots in the Peterborough community. She enjoys volunteering with many local charities, including the YMCA, and is a proud owner of three rescue dogs. She has lived in Peterborough for 22 [...]
Have someone on your list that has everything? Need that special gift to make someone smile? How about a donation to your favourite local charity - KTTC! Or better yet - buy them a membership or send your holiday wishes using our blank greeting cards. These funds go directly towards helping the injured and baby [...]
Although listed as a species of special concern both federally and provincially, snapping turtles are still legally hunted with an allowable take of up to two snapping turtles per person, per day. Ontario Nature is deeply concerned that a species at risk is legally hunted in this province. Visit their website for more information on [...]
Scarlet, Ruby and Margaret ran a lemonade stand this past summer. But this stand wasn't your garden variety allowance supplement... The girls raised $93.60 and donated it all to the KTTC to help run the hospital for turtles! Thank you ladies, and thank you to all your customers in Sturgeon Point, City of Kawartha Lakes! [...]
"The only veterinary hospital dedicated to Ontario’s endangered turtles will be around to help more reptiles next spring thanks to a $30,000 grant from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. The foundation’s executive director, Mary Desjardins, was moved by a story in Monday’s Toronto Star, citing the struggles of the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre in [...]
Be sure to watch Focus on TVCOGECO Peterborough Wednesday, Oct 5th at 6:30 for a story on the KTTC! Meet longtime KTTC volunteer Ali Meteer and the Parker Family as they release a Snapping Turtle back into the wild a year after it was brought in for treatment. The story will be repeated for the [...]
A long time member of the KTTC emailed us this wonderful photo of a Snapping Turtle on a golf course. This struck us as a perfect opportunity to remind all you turtle lovers out there that one of the most important things that anyone can do to help turtles is to report your observations to [...]
Revenge of the Turtles is a volunteer fundraising project for the benefit of the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre, which will ultimately see the production of an original CD, showcasing some of the finest musical talent in the Kawarthas. The volunteers held a CD Prevue Party on Sept 8 which netted $1500 for the project. Many [...]
