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Royal Botanical Gardens Releases 52 Head-Started Blanding's Turtles in Burlington Wetlands
The release is the largest since 2020 and could lift the local population to about 100, the Royal Botanical Gardens said.
- On Sept. 1, The Royal Botanical Gardens released 52 endangered Blanding's turtles into nearby wetlands, marking the organization's largest single release to date.
- Habitat loss and road collisions decimated populations; according to the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario , around 20 Blanding's turtles remained in the Burlington area by 2017.
- Turtles are 'head-started' at Scales Nature Park, where Tys Theijsmeyjer, head of Natural Lands at the RBG, noted that "when turtles hatch, they may only weigh a few grams."
- With the release, the local population rises to around 100, and Theijsmeyjer said, "We've gone from essentially having no turtles to maybe seeing a future for Blandings turtles in the area."
- Future conservation includes trading turtles with the Toronto Zoo to improve genetic diversity, while the RBG coordinates with Burlington and Hamilton on roadside fencing to protect the species.
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The Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Burlington, Ont., has been working with Scales Nature Park to raise and release endangered Blanding's turtles since 2020. With this year's release of 52 turtles, the population in RBG's wetlands will have quadrupled to about 100 over six years. Tys Theijsmeijer, RBG's director of ecological programs, told CBC Hamilton it will take about 15 years before the turtles released this month have offspring of their o…
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BEYOND LOCAL: Royal Botanical Gardens releases 52 endangered turtles into the wild
The head-started turtles have been given a greater chance to survive in the wild
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