Shellebrate World Turtle Day today! In May 2018, COSEWIC designated the Midland Painted Turtle as Special Concern. This meant that all of Ontario’s eight turtle species are now at risk of disappearing from Ontario ( article link). How can you help?

• Reduce turtle road mortality by driving with caution in their habitat range, and keep an eye for wildlife corssing signs along roadways.
• If you see a turtle, consider submitting the sighting to the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas (ontarionature.org/atlas).
• Keep learning about turtles in Ontario and check out this great page here, from the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre.