A research scientist says around this time of year, female turtles make a migration to lay eggs, so commuters may soon be seeing the critters crossing roads.
“The two biggest threats to turtles are the loss of habitat, especially wetland habitat, and then the threat to turtles from cars on roads,” he said.
Paterson added with all eight of Canada’s native freshwater turtle species listed as at risk, there is no better time to play it safe.Wildfires and air quality: How to check the reading in your area “So if we lose those females to being hit by cars, those populations are going to decline really quickly,” the scientist said.
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