Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10
Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
The Wood Turtle is currently listed under Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (restricts export but not import of the species); designated as “Endangered – not regulated” under the Ontario Endangered Species Act and in the process of being regulated; listed as a “Specially Protected Reptile” in the Ontario Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (prohibits hunting, possessing, selling, purchasing, and taking of any listed amphibian or reptile for educational or scientific purposes except under the authority of a licence and subject to the regulations) and protected by the same prohibitions in Quebec under the Loi sur la conservation et la mise en valeur de la faune. It was designated as “vulnerable” in Quebec in early 2005 (Arvisais et al., 2004; J. Jutras, pers. comm. 2005); protected under the Nova Scotia Endangered Species Act as a species of special concern; listed as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN; listed as “Special Concern” by COSEWIC in 1996; and listed under Schedule 3 of the Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA).
Table 2. Global, National, Provincial and State ranks of the Wood Turtle (NatureServe, 2004)