Trapping
sites include:
Colonel
Sam Smith Wetland - large pond
Humber
Bay Park East/West;
Humber
Marshes; and
Grenadier
Pond.
All
trapping locations will be clearly identified with research signs.
Trapping activities have begun this week and will continue until the end July.
Turtle
Population Dynamics of the Toronto Waterfront Wetlands
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) seeks to
better understand the success of its restored coastal wetlands and use this
understanding to improve future wetland restoration efforts. Restored
wetlands have received varying treatments and physical changes to repair
impairments and/or enhance functionality. Turtles are long-lived and will
colonize restored wetlands to varying degrees and over variable time spans
depending on the quality of the wetland and its suitability for the specific
turtle species. The use of v16 transmitters will be used to spot check
for turtles to aid in if future wetland restoration/enhancement/creation
efforts. TRCA has not evaluated these restored wetlands with regards to turtle
colonization and compared the restored sites to reference sites (control
sites). Specifically the project aims to examine:
1.
Turtle population demographics at multiple restored sites
along the Lake Ontario waterfront
a.
Improve understanding of which wetlands hosts which
species
b.
Discover and map resilient pockets of populations
c.
Examine sex ratios
d.
Examine assemblages and compare to reference wetlands
2.
Turtle movement at and between these sites
a.
Discover connectivity (or lack of connectivity) between
sites
b.
Better understand how turtles are occupying restored
coastal wetlands during their critical life stages
c.
Understand resilience to climate change and habitat
connectivity
Danny
Moro
Project
Manager
Restoration
Projects | Restoration and Infrastructure
A:
9755 Canada Company Avenue, Woodbridge, Ontario L4H 0A3
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