Turtles Old Ottawa East+South Official: Facebook

Turtles Old Ottawa East+South

Informal community network protecting local turtles, mainly along Rideau River.

FACEBOOK GROUP "Turtles of Old Ottawa East and South" - Our primary communication platform
EMAIL LIST "TurtlesOOES" - Periodic emails delivered to your inbox. Mosty June & Sept-Oct.
NEW - iNaturalist Project Page "Turtles of Old Ottawa East and South" - To report nestings
TurtlesOOES overview: How we work, how to be involved

Posters & flyers to print

POSTER for June: Turtle Egg-Laying Season
POSTER for June: custom version for Fletcher Wildlife Garden & Arboretum (Dow's Lake)
POSTER for Sept/Oct: Baby Turtle Hatching Season
MINI-FLYERS (8 per page): Use as a handout, to let people know about the TurtlesOOES gruoup

General Info on Protecting Turtles!

HelpTheTurtles.ca (Canadian Wildlife Federation)
Nest Protectors: How to build them, how to use them (CWF)
Turtle Nests and Nest Protection (Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre)
Helping an Injured Turtle (Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre)

About TurtlesOOES: Media & Reports

"Turtles Everywhere" (OSCAR, 2024)
2023 Conservation Award from OFNC (Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club) - good description of what we do!
"Conservation Award conferred upon local group working to protect endangered turtles" (OOE Mainstreeter, 2024)
“Meet the baby turtle protectors of the Rideau River" (OOE Mainstreeter, 2023)
"Snapping turtle babies get a helping hand" (CBC Ottawa Morning radio, 2023)
VIDEOS: Youtube playlist of some TurtlesOOES vids

Other Turtle initiatives:

Eastern Ontario (incl. Cttawa): CWF protects nests that people report to them
Injured turtles in Ottawa & region: Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Central Ottawa: Fletcher Wildlife Garden (OFNC volunteers), covering FWG & Arboretum/Dow's Lake
East Ottawa: Friends of Petrie Island
West Ottawa: Friends of the Carp Hills
West Ottawa: Friends of Stittsville Wetlands - Turtle Conservation Program (new 2026!)
Outaouais (West Quebec): CREDDO
Turtles Kingston - Includes nest protectors for sale
Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (Peterborough) - Turtle hospital, also sells nest protectors
QUEBEC: Signaler une tortue - Carapace.ca