BANCROFT THIS WEEK (2024) The following is a record of the articles written by Kelly Wallace c/o Think Turtle Conservation Initiative that have been featured in the Bancroft This Week newspaper during 2024. January19/01/2024 – Crafting 4 Turtles 2024https://thinkturtleconservationinitiative.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/crafting-4-turtles-2024/ March08/03/2024 – Be Wildlife Alerthttps://thinkturtleconservationinitiative.wordpress.com/2024/04/30/be-wildlife-alert-2/ 22/03/2024 – Turtles lead the wayhttps://thinkturtleconservationinitiative.wordpress.com/2024/03/28/turtles-lead-the-way/ April05/04/2024 – Turtles Are Solar […]

Home and Landowners Embrace Stewardship By Kelly Wallace Imagine if your home and neighborhood were instantly gone, and unfamiliar structures made navigation challenging and potentially harmful. Terrestrial and aquatic wildlife face this scenario when their natural habitat and mitigation corridors are infringed upon and destroyed. Although road mortality is generally considered the leading cause of […]

BE WILDLIFE ALERT By Kelly Wallace Changing the calendar over to March is always exciting. Spring holds the promise of flowers blooming, trees budding, and warmer weather that allows us to spend more time outdoors. How nice this will be, but let’s address the elephant in the room: winter! We may have gotten off easy, […]

I HELP Turtles By Kelly Wallace Think Turtle Conservation Initiative is pleased to announce we have launched the “I HELP Turtles” awareness campaign this spring. This campaign is intended to celebrate the people who help turtles and inspire others to join efforts to protect Ontario’s species at risk. We have three new products to support […]

A ROAD ECOLOGISTS WEIGHS IN Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative Highway 413, proposed in Ontario, has sparked significant environmental concerns.   We appreciate TVO’s initiative to explore the environmental impacts of the proposed Highway 413. Their in-depth interview with renowned Ontario Road Ecologist Kari Gunson from Eco-Kare International is a testament to their commitment to […]

SOUTH BAPTISTE LAKE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative We shared a post recently about the reconstruction and resurfacing of 13.4 kilometers of South Baptiste Lake Road, from “Y” Road to Clarke Road as part of the Capital Road Project April 1st to August 31st. The Turtles Please know that we […]

WE’RE ON TURTLE TIME Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative We hope you are doing well and having a good week. Since our last email update, we have been busily getting ready for turtle season and doing what we can to raise awareness and help some of our turtle friends. Yesterday, we had […]

TURTLES ON THE MOVE PARADE Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative Some exciting news to share! Our friends and colleagues, the Turtle Protectors, are hosting the 1st Annual “Turtles On The Move Parade” in Toronto on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 2 to 4 pm. The parade route will start at the Chess […]

HELP BELLEVILLE’S TURTLES Hello from Kelly at Think Turtle Conservation Initiative We have organized a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the turtles in Belleville! Help Belleville’s Turtles Fundraiser – https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bellevilles-turtles Think Turtle has been assisting the Belleville community with turtle-related matters since 2020. This was not a partnership we pursued, being home-based in Bancroft and Belleville, […]

TURTLES ARE SOLAR POWERED By Kelly Wallace Turtles are incredibly sensitive to environmental changes, making them fully aware of seasonal shifts. Variances in temperature and the length of the day affect their hormone production and cause them to adopt behavior according to the season; thus, they instinctively know when it is time to come out […]