I need help with a turtle!

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We have a hotline, you can text or call us at 647-474-4748 for anything urgent. We will want a photo of the turtle and the location, specific address or waypoint (pin of location) to navigate to where it is and at least your first name.

Turtles in harms way can be moved to the direction they are headed.

Injured turtles should be kept without food or water in a bin/box that they cannot escape from. A towel can be placed under an injured turtle but no attempts to fix the turtle should be made.

Please remember that nesting turtles should not be touched/moved and you should remain 2-3 car lengths away to not disturb.

Use this form to notify Heart Lake Turtle Troopers, located in Brampton, that you have spotted a turtle that is:
- out of water and possibly nesting (end of May to mid July)
- close to a road
- injured
- dead
- hatchling out of nest

- eggs seen but not properly protected
- nest protector issue
- turtle question

Email *

Your Name *

Phone number *

We may need to call or text you for further details

Where is the turtle? *

It helps if you can provide an exact address, or if by a lake, which lake, what side, what is it near. Ideally the latitude and longitude of where it is, usually obtained via a map app helps the most.

What is the issue with the turtle? *

If nothing applies below, pick Other and type your concern.

May be nesting

Near a road

Hatchling out of nest

May have been injured or killed

Wandering around and not sure what to do

Eggs seen

Other:

Age of turtle *

Well, we don't expect you to card the turtle but best guess is what we are looking for

Hatchling (baby)

Adult

Not sure

Other:

Type of turtle *

Don't fuss on this either, best guess.

Snapping (looks like a dinosaur really)

Painted turtle (smaller, has red and yellow markings)

Red Eared Slider (like a painted turtle but red marks on side of head)

Don't know

Other:

Can you stay until help calls back (usually within 10 minutes)? *

Yes

Other:

Any other comments

Anything else that you feel should be mentioned.

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