l have been a part of a few successful wildlife rescues and educate people on wildlife and environmental issues. We have helped in issues to save wetlands, woodlands etc.to save the precious life within. It is well worth the effort. We can all learn to live and work together. Education is the key. In 2011 I won an education award from Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority for the work and photography I do. Habitat is fast disappearing and with it, many species are also declining in numbers. So many species can actually tell us the health of our environment and alert us to problems we need to know about. They all need to be protected.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Algonquin and surrounding areas


Last week spent a few days in Algonquin and stayed in Whitney at the Mad Musher. The morning mist was amazing  and in the evening we were lucky in our travels to be able to view 3 eastern red wolves. Nothing more beautiful. As always was a fantastic time.








Sunday, September 14, 2014

Fawn


This beautiful fawn was running from the path of a car when we came out of a side road. So so lucky. It wandered around a front lawn for a few and then tried to cross the road again. We think it's mom may have been on the other side. A motorcycle came around the bend but luckily stopped. The little fawn was almost across the road at this point and luckily didn't panic this time but ran into the woods. Boy it was tense moments until it got away safely. What a beautiful fawn.






Algonquin



I have spent a lot of time in Algonquin Provincial Park this spring/summer/fall. And WOW. That is all I can say. Bears moose wolves and more. Sunrises and sunsets. Nature at its best.







 This incredibly large tree caught our attention to do some selfies. Or as Cori said Usy's! This trail was a long trail back to a beautiful waterfall area. Forest was amazing from top to bottom. Rained on our way back out but momma bear and her 2 cubs greeted us at the end. Perfect ending to a perfect day. Then we went back out after dark and saw the wolves.It just cant get any better than that.




Friday, September 12, 2014


I have been part of a team doing a biological survey for two years now. Today was our last scheduled day and we did turtle nests and hatchlings. It was amazing. Watching and in some cases helping these little snapping turtle hatchlings come into this world was totally amazing and made us all feel so good at the end of the day. Big smiles left the marsh. But we are not finished. Many more nests to hatch still. Not all turtles made it and not all will make it. But being a part of a group that has worked together so hard to protect these turtles in this area and having this success. Well no words can describe how you feel.  Amazingly enough,fresh out of the eggs and nests they knew to head straight for the water. All covered in sand. Some so covered their little eyed were still covered and they couldn't see. But still knew where they had to go. Rubbing their eyes along the way. Right to the water. The reward we felt was overwhelming.
Please watch out for these tiny newly hatched turtles now on the roads and on trails in marsh areas. Help them by moving them in the direction they are going. These are snapping turtles pictured here. We still have more snappers and painted to hatch. The size of a toonie as they emerge from their eggs in the nests. Eyes glued to the ground today we had 24 emerging hatchlings and total of 302 hatched eggs. They made it this far. But they will not all survive. A lot will become food for something else. But with this many hatching. We should have a good number survive to grow and start the cycle all over again and keep the species going. We hope. So watch out for them and the adults who will be going to find their winter home again soon. Lets all work together in keeping our Ontario turtle alive and well.