turtle Archives - Cottage Life

A spiny softshell turtle lounging on a rock

The most Canadian creature on earth is…a turtle?

Outdoors

a man kneels in front of a plane with containers of turtles to be taxied in front of him

Ontario’s ‘Turtle Taxi’ program is saving injured turtles one flight (or car ride) at a time

Outdoors

Save turtles and other reptiles with the On the Road Again campaign

Outdoors

Large snapping turtle chonkosaurus sits on large chain in river

Humongous snapping turtle, a.k.a. ‘Chonkosuarus,’ caught on camera by kayakers

General

Two pine marten kits on a stone wall

Do you know the names for these 8 baby animals?

Outdoors

An American mink amid rocks

Never mind skunks: 6 more Canadian animals that reek

Outdoors

The (sometimes controversial) reintroduction of 8 Canadian wildlife species

Outdoors

mated pair of grizzly bears share a moment

Strange mating habits used by Canadian animals

Outdoors

Wild Profile: Meet the wood turtle

Outdoors

Wild Profile: Meet the spotted turtle

Outdoors

A snapping turtle on a shore.

What to do when a snapping turtle snaps at kids

Outdoors

Common snapping turtle on a small rock island partly in water in Ontario, Canada.

Ontario bans snapping turtle hunt after months of public consultation

General

Close-up of a Western painted turtle standing on a log near a pond.

Western painted turtle found in Regina is the largest on record

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