Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre **CALL 705 741-5000 IF YOU HAVE A WILD TURTLE EMERGENCY** We provide medical and rehabilitative care for Ontario's native turtle species.

Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (home of the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre) is a non-profit, registered charity that operates a hospital for injured wild turtles. Once healed these turtles are released back into their natural habitat. We also do fieldwork & research, education & outreach, and head-start hatchlings to promote healthy turtle populations and stewardship.

Kinda chic to protect Ontario's turtles! ✨
08/30/2026

Kinda chic to protect Ontario's turtles! ✨

This female northern map turtle arrived at our hospital in June with not just one, but two separate injuries. After bein...
08/27/2026

This female northern map turtle arrived at our hospital in June with not just one, but two separate injuries. After being struck by a vehicle, the finder noticed her fractured shell, along with a fish hook caught in her mouth. On top of all this, she was also gravid with 17 eggs!

She made her way to our hospital through our Turtle Taxi volunteer program, and our veterinary team successfully removed the fish hook and used orthopedic wire to secure her shell back in place. 26-664 has continued to receive care over the last few months and will be released back into the wild once she is fully recovered!

Some happy snappy's that have returned home this summer! ☀️Unfortunately, snapping turtles often have a bad reputation a...
08/25/2026

Some happy snappy's that have returned home this summer! ☀️

Unfortunately, snapping turtles often have a bad reputation and are widely misunderstood. They snap out of natural instinct and as a form of defense when feeling threatened, as they cannot tuck and hide inside their shells.

If you are lucky enough to witness a snapping turtle in the wild, you’ll see they are remarkably curious creatures. Not only do they have their own unique features and qualities that make them very special to us, but they also play important roles in scavenging and seed dispersal.

Turtles are very slow to mature, and it can take a snapping turtle up to 60 years to replace itself within its population. Maintaining healthy adult populations is essential to allow turtles to reproduce and lay eggs. This means that each release is a BIG win for the conservation of this species, helping to ensure they can continue to support future generations!

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08/12/2026
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08/12/2026

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Catch up on all the action and see what the racers got up to at the OTCC, now available on Crave! 🐢

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2785 Television Road
Peterborough, ON
K9L1E9

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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+17057415000

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