This week we talked turtles! The connection between conservation and climate change might not be obvious but conservation is crucial to support Natural Climate Solutions, climate mitigation and adaptation measures and to protect our biodiversity! Let alone the inherent value of turtles.
Ways to Support Mi’kmaq fisheries - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_LF_bCFBbSijzqJgHNh4-MfpYz0hfdv/view
The Algonquin Wildlife Research Station, where Jackie works. Check out their Instagram, I promise it’s worth it. - https://www.algonquinwrs.ca, https://www.instagram.com/algonquinwrs/
Jackie’s bio - https://laurentian.ca/faculty/jlitzgus
The study that assessed the effectiveness of Indigenous lead conservation as compared to government managed conservation: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901119301042
More Ontario turtle resources!