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CWF finds shocking numbers of dead turtles on the roads this summer and calls for more help to save these species at risk
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR2907.htm
Publisher: Canadian Wildlife Federation
Date Written: 25/09/2017
Year Published: 2017
Resource Type: Article
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and Scales Nature Park found hundreds of dead turtles on roads around Muskoka and Ottawa this summer and are calling for more help to save these species at risk.
Abstract: The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and Scales Nature Park found hundreds of dead turtles on roads around Muskoka and Ottawa this summer and are calling for more help to save these species at risk.
“We found almost 800 dead turtles,” said David Seburn, CWF researcher. “That is a shocking amount of road kill and our survey results likely underestimate the number of turtles killed on roads as scavengers such as raccoons often remove dead animals before they can be counted.”
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