Conservation of any animal has a lot of questions related to how, where, when, and even why. For turtles, we know some of the things we need to do include: protect their habitat, decrease the adult mortality, and increase hatchling recruitment, but which of these actions will make the biggest impact?

Where a mother turtle decides to lay her nest is an important factor impacting the success and survival of her hatchlings. We know that our local Ontario turtles prefer sandy substrate with minimal vegetation and direct sunlight, thus, when providing alternative nesting mounds we must try to recreate this nesting habitat.

June is what we consider peak nesting season in Kingston. This is the month you are likely to see a nesting turtle. Continue reading to learn everything you need to know to protect a turtle nest!

How to protect turtle nests that you find on public property. Our simple Turtles Kingston procedure for nest protection within the City of Kingston.