‘I love turtles’: Alderville First Nation trying to save its best stewards of conservation – APTN News

September 8, 2019

A conservation program on the Alderville First Nation is hoping to save one of nature’s most vulnerable creatures, the turtle.

“I love turtles, they’re perfect species a perfect animal as a steward for conservation,” said Kassie McKeown.

“They clean the water they inhabit, they’re part of a larger ecosystem and they’re an indication of a healthy ecosystem.”

McKeown, an ecological field technician at the Black Oaks Savanna in Alderville, said southern Ontario is a hot spot for turtles but the numbers are on serious decline.

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