Turtles That Walk On Water By Kelly Wallace Usually during the winter very few turtles are admitted to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (OTCC) home of Ontario’s turtle hospital. Since January 1st there has surprisingly been over ’32’ admissions. There are a number of different scenarios that have contributed to this. Stealing Turtles: Some admissions […]

Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative We wish with all our heart there was better news to share about the Conservation Authorities but that is not the case. On Dec. 28th during the holiday season, the provincial government went ahead with plans to remove powers that allow Ontario’s Conservation Authorities to be the […]

Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative Tuesday January 17th marks the 2nd annual BETTY WHITE CHALLENGE! We care about ‘all’ animals and think the ‘Betty White Challenge’ is a great opportunity to help animals in need that benefit in some many ways from animal rescues and shelters. Betty White was known for her […]

Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative An aspect of winter we particularly appreciative is that for at least 5 months of the year the Ontario Turtles are safety off the roads. This is changing as a result of climate change. Each year this becomes more apparent by the increased frequency, duration and severity […]

The Think Turtle Conservation Initiative team is concerned about what lies ahead for wildlife exposed to the electromagnetic fields (EMF) emanating from cell towers and rooftop antenna transmitting sites installed in and near natural habitat. Wireless technology isn’t the easiest subject to approach because lets face it most of us love it and have without […]

Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative Think Turtle launched the ‘CRAFTING 4 TURTLES’ initiative in 2018 to encourage adults and youth to use their crafts skills and hobbies to help turtles. 2023 marks the 6th year for this initiative! Each year adults and youths in Bancroft, neighboring communities and throughout Ontario have very […]