May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
How to help Canada’s At Risk Turtle Populations: Turtles are a vital part of healthy ecosystems. Although they have been around for millions of years, today, all eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles have been designated as Species at Risk. This webinar will discuss why turtles are in danger, how you can make a difference, and how turtles are culturally significant to Indigenous Peoples of North America.
May 18, 2022, 1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Speakers:
David Seburn (CWF)
David Seburn is the Freshwater Turtle Specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. David has worked on amphibian and reptile conservation for more than 20 years. He has radio-tracked turtles through swamps and spoken to hundreds of people about turtle conservation. In 2020, he was presented with the Blue Racer Award from the Canadian Herpetological Society for significant contribution to the conservation of Canadian amphibians and reptiles.
Kassie McKeown (Cambium Indigenous Professional Services)
Kassie McKeown is a member of Alderville First Nation and currently works as a Technical Advisor for Indigenous Projects at Cambium Indigenous Professional Services. She graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelors of Arts, Honours in Law, Indigenous Studies and Psychology and most recently graduated from Fleming College with a graduate certificate in Environmental Planning. Kassie has extensive experience working to conserve Ontario’s turtles, through her past work at the Toronto Zoo as a lead field technician and volunteering with the OTCC. Kassie works each spring and fall to ensure that vulnerable turtle nests and hatchlings survive in her home community, working to facilitate a reconnection to these culturally significant species for other members of her community.
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