Blanding’s Turtle & Conservation Exhibit

Riverview Park & Zoo

We have a new friend at the Riverview Park and Zoo! Our Blanding’s Turtle, received from our close friends at the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, will be part of  our conservation exhibit this summer.

The Blanding’s Turtle is a species native to Ontario, known for its beautiful, bright yellow throat and chin. These turtles most commonly live in wetlands and are excellent swimmers! Sadly, Blanding’s Turtles are a threatened species due to loss of habitat, urbanization, motor vehicles and predation. You can help these animals increase their population by:

1. Be a good steward of Blanding’s Turtle nesting sites and natural habitat on your property

2. Keep an eye out for turtles on the road between May-October

3. Never buy turtles that have been caught in the wild and report any illegal activity

Here at the Riverview Park and Zoo, we open our conservation exhibit every summer in collaboration with community groups to provide educational displays and events. Our wonderful volunteers help run the exhibit by providing activities, games, and lots of educational information on conservation, endangered or at-risk species and much more!

Make sure to stop by to check out the conservation exhibit and say hello to our Blanding’s Turtle (along with our other wonderful species) this summer!

Find out more about the species that live at the only free-admission accredited zoo in Canada by visiting our website www.riverviewparkandzoo.ca