Our Community

We are very grateful for the many ways our supporters contribute to this work!

We build relationships with researchers, biologists, and turtle conservation allies as well as funders who want to support local conservation efforts. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a supporter!

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Turtle Protector Supporters

  • Marc is conservation biologist, researcher, and a lecturer at York University’s Glendon College in Toronto. He studies turtle populations and implements conservation solutions to protect herpetofauna across Toronto. 

    Marc also has field sites in Kenya, where he studies lion and hyena behaviour, landscape prey-traps, and human-wildlife conflicts and has recently discovered a new population of critically endangered pancake tortoises.  

    Marc is the Chair of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy Canada, a Canadian charity that supports various community conservation projects in Kenya, focusing on education, community development and protection of endangered species. 

    He is a board director of the Turtle Survival Alliance of the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, a member of the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Species Specialist Group, and a board member of the Canadian Herpetological Society. 

    Visit marcdupuisdesormeaux.ca to learn more.

  • Patagonia Toronto is an outdoor clothing store located at 500 King St. W. They carry clothing and gear for all manner of outdoor sport, travel and everyday life.

    Miigwetch to Patagonia for supporting us through their Retail Grants Program.

Turtle Conservation Allies

These groups share our goals in protecting our turtle relatives.

  • Heart Lake Turtle Troopers is a nonprofit organization in Brampton, Ontario whose mission is to support the protection and monitoring of the local turtle population.

  • Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (OTCC) is a registered charity whose goal is to protect and conserve Ontario’s native turtles and the habitat in which they live. They operate a turtle hospital that treats, rehabilitates, and releases injured turtles. They also perform extensive research to further conservation initiatives, and run a comprehensive education and outreach program.

    For more information about organizations doing turtle conservation work near you and across the province, visit Ontario Turtle Conservation Network (OTCN).

  • Little Res Q is a small privately-run shelter that provides a temporary home for reptiles that are looking for their forever homes. They rely solely on donations from the public to continue their mission. If you are thinking of adopting or surrendering your pet, please contact them.

  • Turtle Guardians supports kids and communities in saving turtles and conserving wetlands in Haliburton, Ontario. Their work is about preventing declines and developing skills and knowledge through research, volunteerism, and education.

  • Toronto Wildlife Center’s mission is to build a healthy community for people and wildlife. They help us rescue and care for injured Turtles and Hatchlings.

  • Scales Nature Park is focused on the conservation of reptiles and amphibians, through education, training, stewardship and research activities. They offer on site programming for schools, camps, birthday parties, and other groups, as well as outreach programming around Ontario.

    If you find a rare, nesting, injured, or dead reptile in central Ontario, you can call or text their Reptile Hotline at 705-955-4284.