Jazz Y

Increasing awareness of Ontario's turtles / productive admin / accessibility-minded / life learner / 'budding' naturalist

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

Meet Jazz (@turtlehelper), one of iNaturalist's Monthly Supporters! Her passion for protecting Ontario's turtles led her to iNaturalist in 2019. Learn more about what motivates her: https://t.co/5EYFSJ5lSS

[Jazz ☂ @njazzy]

So basically Viceroys are Monarch rip-offs. #butterflyfacts

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

*Records loud frog calls at night*.

*Plays recording back to the frogs I just recorded from*

*STUNNED SILENCE FROM FROGS*

#confusionlol

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

Back at Barrie's Lake: turtle road surveys and prepping potential turtle nesting areas. Great weather and many turtles saved!

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

Does anyone notice that turtles are labelled a "he" by default?

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

I went & it was a great opportunity to handle Ontario turtle&snake species ❤️https://t.co/15phigXlbM

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

This week I connected with a likeminded individual who cares about turtle road mortality in our area! #encouraged #momentum #guelph

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

@GuelphToday :(

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

@hobbitsteeWR I've been doing turtle road surveys next to this wetland for the past five Sundays! ❤️ A beautiful wetland needing respect!

[Hobbitstee WR @hobbitsteeWR]

#saveberrieslake https://t.co/OmvrsEYZye

[theTurtleRoom @theTurtleRoom]

Who doesn't love the humble spotted turtle? Quaint, expressive, and adorable, this spunky species is native to North America. #turtlEd

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

@JayFitzsy This one tired me out-shld have done "wheelbarrow": lift snapper from ground by grabbing shell @ leg sockets+let snapper walk fwd

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

@JayFitzsy Which includes getting behind the turtle, grab shell near leg socket(s), then reaching under the plastron to lift the turtle.

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

@JayFitzsy Hey I've used the car mat trick! But in this case thankfully I had prior knowledge/practice in handling large snapping turtles.

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

Banana peels, Tim Hortons cups, and dirty old gloves; the top 3 things that look like turtles when I do road surveys. #boo #nolittering

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

Heartbreaking to see a turtle get hit by a car right in front of you. 😔 #sadness #turtleroadmortality #savebarrieslake

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

At Roseville Rd Cambridge doing road mortality surveys. Join me on Sun til Oct, from 7am to mid morn. #helpturtles

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

Finally went to visit Barrie's Lake in North Dumfries. Beautiful wetlands! 🌾 Definitely want to help do road surveys there some time! 🐍 🐢 ❤️

[Jazz Y @turtlehelper]

I name turtles that I help across roads. This is Chestnut & she's the biggest wild snapping turtle helped yet! 🌰

[Ontario Nature @OntarioNature]

This summer #Brake4Turtles to help protect #Ontario’s at-risk #turtle species https://t.co/0KVxCnn1pZ