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Biology Professor, Grégory Bulté on CBC (CAN)

Published on May 1, 2026

Time to read: 1 minutes

Grégory Bulté — biology professor at Carleton University — spends each spring surveying Northern Map Turtles at Lake Opinicon in eastern Ontario. Counting the turtles every year builds a long-term dataset that shows whether the population is stable or changing. Because Northern Map Turtles are sensitive to environmental conditions, their numbers help indicate the overall health of the lake’s ecosystem.

Watch the video here: Why this researcher counts hundreds of turtles every year | CBC.ca