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NAPANEE – It’s turtle time on local roads and waterways, and the workers of Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre are asking the public not only to avoid harming them, but to help save injured ones.
They say turtles can survive major trauma – such as being hit by a vehicle – yet those that are tend to be left to die.
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All eight Ontario turtle species are at risk. The Blanding’s, spotted, eastern spiny softshell, and wood turtles are all endangered in either Ontario or Canada or both.