BEYOND LOCAL: 125-year-old snapping turtle found dead in 'unexpected' location
Conservationists are mourning the loss of one of Ontario's oldest snapping turtles, whose remains were recently found in what they say was an unexpected location.
Turtle Guardians' website says that Grace's remains were recently brought to their office, after the turtle's skeleton was found in a watershed that neighbours her typical grounds. They say the turtle was "loved and recognized" by people in the region and beyond, but Grace sightings started to dry up early last year after her wintering site on private property was "heavily filled in."
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