Northern Map Turtle - Georgian Bay Islands

Northern Map Turtle - Georgian Bay Islands The park is developing a protocol to monitor Northern Map Turtles as they congregate to bask along rock outcrops and shorelines on Georgian Bay. The measure will be completed annually through field observations of suitable basking sites. Turtles are long-living slowly-reproducing reptiles and play an important role of scavengers and predators in freshwater ecosystems. By monitoring the park will be able to track changes over time, identify potential threats and thereby achieving conservation goals. 2018-02-09 Parks Canada prabir.roy@pc.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentNorthern Map TurtleCoastalShorelineBeausoleil IslandGeorgian BayOntario Northern Map Turtle - Georgian Bay IslandsCSV https://124gc.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/external/_layouts/15/download.aspx/ETtWsT3e8atJvnPFnUlJDhEBWzh6QEXaKtcRWkBfb43CxQ?e=buRIRk Northern Map Turtle - Georgian Bay Islands - Data DictionaryCSV https://124gc.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/external/_layouts/15/download.aspx/ET6w_UmIe3tHlxeM-SMuxDABP8RrP6hsJzWrNN3RPuGjng?e=Ok60S2

The park is developing a protocol to monitor Northern Map Turtles as they congregate to bask along rock outcrops and shorelines on Georgian Bay. The measure will be completed annually through field observations of suitable basking sites. Turtles are long-living slowly-reproducing reptiles and play an important role of scavengers and predators in freshwater ecosystems. By monitoring the park will be able to track changes over time, identify potential threats and thereby achieving conservation goals.

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