WC136 MayJune 2024 - Magazine - Page 11
All eight of Ontario’s turtle species are considered
at-risk, threatened, or endangered due to loss of
habitat, road mortality, and predation.
A vegetated shoreline
absorbs wave energy,
protects water quality,
provides habitat, produces oxygen, cycles
nutrients, and stabilizes
the shoreline.
A Blanding’s turtle’s
habitat is shallow water
in the Great Lakes Basin,
usually in lakes and
wetlands with plenty of
healthy vegetation.
A painted turtle
basks on a log.
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