2023 Hatchling Release Completed.

On 25 August, Friends of the Carp Hills released the last 23 Blanding's turtle hatchlings, which were collected in the Carp Hills and incubated by the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

Our 2023 turtle conservation program was made possible by a grant from the Bell family. We worked in partnership with the Canadian Wildlife Federation's turtle conservation program. We thank biologist Dave Seburn and staff for their dedication.

In total we released 74 Blanding's, 25 Snapping, and 3 Painted turtle hatchlings in the Carp Hills.
In addition, 23 Blanding's turtle eggs were collected from roadkill turtles and sent to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre in Peterborough for incubation. They will be released next year.

Now we await the hatching of eggs under nest protectors. Stay tuned!

Posted on August 27, 2023 10:32 AM by jlmason