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I want to share some fun wild animal facts with you. Do your kids love turtles? Well, have I got a feel good story for you! I bumped into this article recently. And because of the caring and compassion these people demonstrated, I just had to post it. It all takes place in Ontario Canada.
This is a case where people are helping so the snapping turtle doesn't have to become an endangered species.
Slow down-give a turtle a break
Bruce Hain, Staff
Pregnant snapping turtles in the Big Bay Point area have a bit more of a chance to successfully repopulate, thanks to the efforts of a local pair of environmentalists. Jennifer Howard and her son, Jeff, have worked for two years to have a pair of crossing signs erected on a stretch of Big Bay Point Road near the wetland on the south side of the road, near the entrance to the former Big Bay Point Marina.
The Howards petitioned Innisfil council to be allowed to have the signs installed. Way to go! “We had a little trouble getting this through council, but that’s OK,” Jennifer said. After two years of effort, Jeff and Jennifer Howard hope motorists along Big BayPoint Road will watch out for crossing snapping turtles this summer thanks to signs by Kids for Turtles! Isn't this the kind of wildlife conservation we like to see?
The crossing signs are to tip motorists that snapping turtles frequently cross Big Bay Point Road during their mating season – May through to September. “We’ve got eight species of turtles in Ontario,” she said, “and six of them are on the endangered list. Wetlands are being filled in all over Ontario.
They can grow to about 18 inches in diameter and live to be 80 to 100 years old. If someone comes across an aged turtle shuffling across the road, it’s alright to give them a helping hand, Jennifer says. Here's what a full grown snapping turtle looks like. Pretty cool looking. Yeah, it's looks a little prehistoric, but work with me. “Move them off the road in the direction they’re going,” she says. “Be careful picking them up. You can use a stick they will grab onto.”
The signs were paid for by the group Kids for Turtles and donated by the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo. The group was founded by Bob Bowles in 2006. Unfortunately, some people see the signs and take them down, she says. “If you want a sign so badly, just write. info@kidsforturtles.com) and he’ll send you one for free.”
The Howard's are hopeful the first two signs to be placed in Innisfil will give people a greater sense of the natural environment around them. “Wetlands are a whole living ecosystem,” she says. “It’s an important thing we need to save and protect.”
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