They preserve the natural balance by consuming plant and animal species and thereby preventing excess. Additionally, they are calming to observe as the trudge casually on land. They help keep water sources (rivers and oceans) clean by eating the dead and decaying organic matter that lies around. Turtles are important members of the wildlife community. Ontario’s roadways have been especially deadly for the region's snakes and turtles who unfortunately, make up 70% of the traffic based wildlife casualties. The same threat remains when baby turtles, recently hatched, travel across roads to get to the water. This usually happens as turtles emerge from the water and take on a journey across busy streets to get to a good egg-laying spot. Turtles are slow movers and they often get hurt as they traverse busy streets. But not only do turtle shave to watch out for raccoons while they glide in the water, they also have to look out for them on land as well.Īs if that weren’t enough, they also face threats coming from human activities. Raccoons are particularly challenging to turtles as they are excellent at fishing (they swipe their paws into the water to snag tasty seafood). Turtles are prey to raccoons, hawks and a few other wildlife species. But things took a drastic turn for the worst in 2018 when the midland turtles joined the ranks of endangered species. Previously, seven species are endangered, the exception being the midland painted turtle. This startling revelation came from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada(COSEWIC) in 2018. If more people switch to humane methods of wildlife control though, Ajax’s turtles stand a better chance of surviving.Īll eight species of Ontario’s turtles are now endangered. This attention has come due to the dwindling numbers in the eight species. Ontario’s turtles have been getting a lot of attention in recent times, especially from wildlife conservation experts. Ontario is home to eight species of turtles.
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