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Saving Chelonians since 2002! Protecting and Conserving Ontario’s native turtle species and their habitats 🐢🌱
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After our hectic Spring and Summer the OTCC is transitioning into our Fall and Winter Hours on Sunday September 6th! 🏥Our Turtle Hospital is open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm. 🐢Our Education Centre is open from 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Saturday and 10:00am to 2:00pm on Sunday. 📍We are located at 2785 Television Road, Peterborough, ON, K9L 1E9. Come visit and look out for turtles on the move! Throughout Fall turtles will travel quite far to reach wherever they are going to spend their winters and are in danger while crossing roads. If you find an injured turtle, please call our hotline at 705-741-5000 option 9. by @ontarioturtlecc
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Injured turtle? Call 705-741-5000. We intake turtles from all across Ontario. Here are some steps to take when you find an injured turtle! - Get the turtle into your vehicle or to a safe space. - Note the exact location you found the turtle. - Give us a call at 705-741-5000. - Put it into a dry box or bin - do not give the turtle food, water, or treatment in any way. Keep them at room temperature. - Wait for us to give you further instructions or call you back. - Drive the turtle to the centre or a first responder clinic close to you. Or wait patiently as we arrange for a volunteer driver to get the turtle from you. You must have the turtle in your possession for us to send a volunteer Turtle Taxi driver May long weekend is our busiest weekend of the year. You may have to wait longer than usual to hear from us or have a turtle picked up, but as long as they are safe and secure with you - that is much better than them being out on the road getting hit again and suffering further. Thank you all for being on the lookout and stay safe! by @ontarioturtlecc
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Hatchling season is still underway! In September and even into October you may see these adorable small turtles attempting to make their way to water. The best way to help uninjured hatchlings is to put them directly in a suitable waterbody! If you find multiple hatchlings, make sure you split them up when placing them in the water. A suitable waterbody is slow moving, lots of vegetation, and connected to a larger body of water. Rest assured - these turtles are fully equipped to survive by themselves out in the wild! Did you know that some turtle species can actually overwinter in their nests? This means that the hatchlings will stay underground in their nest until the following spring when the weather warms up again. This fun fact is actually why we encourage people with nest protectors on their property to keep the nest protector on until the following spring! As always, if you do suspect you have found an injured turtle, call us at 705-741-5000 ext. 9 and keep the turtle in a dry bin with no food. Keep the turtle somewhere safe until you get in contact with our hotline team. We'll walk you through what to do and make arrangements to get the turtle to our centre 🐢 by @ontarioturtlecc
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Join Our Team! We're hiring for the full time, permanent position of Volunteer Coordinator! The deadline to apply is October 12th. For full details check out ontarioturtle.ca/jobs or see the link in our bio. by @ontarioturtlecc
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Watch for turtles! Turtles are still on the move in September as they are now on the move to their hibernating locations. Pictured here (slide two) are two of our Turtle Taxi volunteers who are transporting two large Snapping turtles to our centre. If you find an injured turtle anywhere in Ontario: - Contain the turtle if it's safe to do so (in a bin, no food or water) - Make note of exactly where you found it - Call us 705-741-5000 ext. 9 We'll walk you through what to do and make arrangements to get the turtle to our centre. If you find a turtle outside of our operating hours, please leave a message and keep the turtle somewhere safe until we get back to you. Have a happy and safe week! by @ontarioturtlecc
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Blanding's turtle 26-643 enjoying some basking time while on the road to recovery! 🌟 by @ontarioturtlecc
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Two patient turtles showing the difference between male and female Northern Map Turtles. Northern Map Turtles are a sexually dimorphic species. This means that the males and the females of the species look different! Females will grow much larger than males. Both turtles shown are adults. Being larger has an evolutionary advantage for females because the bigger a turtle is the more eggs she can carry. Being able to lay more eggs each year means that there is a higher likelihood of one of her hatchlings reaching adulthood. Here at the OTCC, we see a lot less male map turtles than females. Of the 63 map turtles that have come to our hospital this year, the one pictured here was the first confirmed male patient. In the wild, Northern Map Turtles spend almost all their time in the water and mainly only leave to nest. by @ontarioturtlecc
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Our veterinary team is working hard to treat new intakes, while also reassessing the turtles currently in our care to see if they are fit for release! This video shows painted turtle 26-1615 getting her wire removed. She came to our hospital at the end of June with a fractured shell, and this orthopedic wire helped stabilize her shell while it healed. Over the last 2 months, the wire did its job, and her shell is now completely stable on its own! With her full recovery, she is now ready for release! 🙌 by @ontarioturtlecc
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Kinda chic to protect Ontario's turtles! ✨ by @ontarioturtlecc
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Hatchling season = lots of turtle cleaning! 🫧 With so many adorable baby turtles at our facility, we’re looking for volunteer cleaners to lend a hand. If spending a few hours each week caring for and cleaning hatchlings sounds up your alley, email volunteer@ontarioturtle.ca! 📍Peterborough, ON by @ontarioturtlecc
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This female northern map turtle arrived at our hospital in June with not just one, but two separate injuries. After being struck by a vehicle, the finder noticed her fractured shell, along with a fish hook caught in her mouth. On top of all this, she was also gravid with 17 eggs! She made her way to our hospital through our Turtle Taxi volunteer program, and our veterinary team successfully removed the fish hook and used orthopedic wire to secure her shell back in place. 26-664 has continued to receive care over the last few months and will be released back into the wild once she is fully recovered! by @ontarioturtlecc
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Some happy snappy’s that have returned home this summer! ☀️ Unfortunately, snapping turtles often have a bad reputation and are widely misunderstood. They snap out of natural instinct and as a form of defense when feeling threatened, as they cannot tuck and hide inside their shells. If you are lucky enough to witness a snapping turtle in the wild, you’ll see they are remarkably curious creatures. Not only do they have their own unique features and qualities that make them very special to us, but they also play important roles in scavenging and seed dispersal. Turtles are very slow to mature, and it can take a snapping turtle up to 60 years to replace itself within its population. Maintaining healthy adult populations is essential to allow turtles to reproduce and lay eggs. This means that each release is a BIG win for the conservation of this species, helping to ensure they can continue to support future generations! by @ontarioturtlecc
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