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At risk but holding on: Northern map turtles are still common in this eastern Ontario lake

Grégory Bulté, an Ottawa-area biologist, holds a map turtle shell that shows the distinctive 'map' pattern that gives the turtle its name. (Dan Taekema/CBC - image credit) The northern map turtle is ...
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What scientists learned from a mysterious surge in Canadian turtle deaths

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each spring, biologist Grégory Bulté catches turtles that have spent the winter hibernating under the frozen surface of Ontario’s ...
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Through the Viewfinder: Turtle on the rocks

I took this photo while kayaking a section of the Susquehanna River near the Norman Wood Bridge in Martic Township on May 7, 2023. The northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica), also known as the ...

Learning about how map turtles hibernate might help protect a vulnerable species

Carleton University prof Grégory Bulté found that turtles settled down for winter rest in Opinicon Lake had been attacked by predators.
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Why a turtle die-off has this Ottawa researcher worried about warming winters

Grégory Bulté was snorkelling in the cold waters of Ontario's Opinicon Lake when he noticed the first dead turtle.
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Northern map turtles survive cold winter conditions by staying active under ice

Jessica Robichaud received funding from Carleton University, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund Small ...
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Diet of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica): Relationship to Sexual Dimorphism and Potential Impacts of an Altered River System in Maryland

Richards-Dimitrie, T., Seigel, R. Diet of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica): Relationship to Sexual Dimorphism and Potential Impacts of an Altered River ...