Canadian Wildlife Federation: Great Canadian Turtle Race

Nov 18, 2015
Dr. Sean Brillant & Kathleen Martin

On November 18, 2015, your classroom can join in to watch a livestreaming videoconference about leatherback sea turtles and the Great Canadian Turtle Race. Listen to discussions between our experts - CWF’s marine programs manager, Sean Brillant, and the Canadian Sea Turtle Network’s Executive Director, Kathleen Martin - and a selection of students from across the country and beyond. Find out how migrating leatherbacks live, where they go when they migrate, how they are affected by human activity, and gain a better understanding of our oceans and marine wildlife.

All webinars start at 13:00 ET and are 30 min. in length.

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is pleased to present engaging and informative webinars that relate to conservation, wildlife and habitat.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

leatherback sea turtle colouring page

Leatherback 101: Fact Sheet

When you’re the world’s largest reptile, you can invent your own rules. The leatherback, which can weigh up to 900 kilograms, is the only sea turtle to have a leathery skin on its back instead of a hard shell. It is the only one without claws on its flippers. The leatherback does not have the ability to retract its limbs and head. Because of biological adaptations such as a dark colour and a thick layer of fat, it survives in far colder water than other marine turtles. This means it can travel farther than any reptile on earth—sometimes crossing entire oceans by moving its front flippers like wings.

Great Canadian Turtle Race

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Leatherback 101: Fact Sheet

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