With over 20 volunteers in 2024, we were able to excavate well over 800 roadside freshwater turtle nests at our prioritized hotspots in the Long Point Biosphere Region, spanning from Turkey Point to Long Point. Species found include Blanding’s Turtles,…
Roads are tied only with habitat loss as the leading cause of population decline for our cold-blooded friends, and they need your help. We would like to invite you to learn how you can best protect the reptiles and amphibians…
It’s happening! Ontario’s amphibians are waking up from a shorter winter nap than usual. Frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders have already been seen out and about by contributors to the Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Facebook group. These little guys…
What a year for turtles in the Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place! As a result of our second annual Wildlife Road Watch program, our team of volunteers were able to help OVER 180 turtles cross roads safely during the…
We are featuring snakes for our 2023 end of year Wildlife on Road update, primarily because snakes are fascinating, but also because they are often misunderstood and left behind in road ecology research. Over the past three years of our…
Get ready for the second annual Wildlife Road Watch program in Norfolk County! As part of the Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place road ecology initiative, we are inviting interested volunteers to patrol roads for turtle crossings from June 1st…
Over the past three years: The Long Point Walsingham Forest Priority Place project adopted Wildlife on Roads as its data collection platform. Observations can be emailed or submitted to our iNaturalist project. In 2022 the Priority Place project launched ‘Wildlife…
Photo caption and credit left: Erie Boulevard survey team, Cindy Presant; middle: Front Road survey team, Kari Gunson and right: Lauren Nightingale on bicycle, Kari Gunson…….. The Wildlife Road Watch (WRW) pilot event launched in the late spring of this…
Register Here! Watch Video Here! The Road Ecology Working Group (LPWFPP) is launching a new initiative this spring to help protect turtles and snakes from being hit by vehicles. The group, working in partnership with Norfolk County and landowners, is…
Wildlife on Roads began with a handbook that was authored by Kari Gunson and Fred Schueler in 2020. The handbook is meant to provide individuals with the tools to accurately document vertebrates on Ontario’s roads (turtles, snakes, birds, mammals, and…