Peterborough Woman Takes Pro-Active Measures To Help Turtles Near Busy Streets

On the way to work Monday morning, PTBOCanada contributor Julie Morris spotted this turtle below laying eggs on Johnson Drive in Peterborough.

Julie was worried about the turtle's safety all day—as many others are about other turtles near busy streets and highways—and tweeted about it, and we posted about it on our Facebook page as well to get the word out.

This little lady is laying eggs on Johnson Drive in @Ptbo_Canada….PLEASE BE CAREFUL! 🐢 pic.twitter.com/OKKxxUlnZu

— Julie Morris (@CupcakeJu) June 13, 2016

Right after work, Julie headed to the dollar store to buy pylons and work gloves so she could go back and mark the spot where the turtle and its babies were so drivers wouldn't hit her. 

Julie Morris

"I went back, but the turtle is gone...you can see the swirls from her burying the eggs," she says.

She's keeping the work gloves and cones in her car should she come across other turtles near busy roads.

***If you spot an injured turtle, contact the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre.

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