In celebration of our beautiful shelled friends, here is a partial list of places that honour them!
Right here in Halifax, you can visit a public bronze and steel silhouette artwork featuring a giant turtle Public Art Projects - Storytelling - Halifax Regional Municipality. Located kitty-corner to the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road, it honors Mi'kmaq storytelling, depicting the turtle as the great storyteller carrying the world on its back.
If you are looking to honor turtles on a global or national scale, there are several remarkable monuments and installations worldwide:
Tribute to Land (Calgary, AB): Located at Bankers Hall, this life-size bronze installation by Canadian artist Irene F. Whittome captures a massive, hydrodynamic leatherback sea turtle mid-motion Work of Art: Tribute to Land by Irene F. Whittome.
The Turtle Monument (Isla Mujeres, Mexico): Set on the seafront promenade, this monument features bronze sea turtles resting on a pyramid-like base, honoring the beautiful species and bringing awareness to extinction threats The Turtle Monument - Isla Mujeres.
Love The Last March (Global): Inspired by Sir David Attenborough, this monumental traveling public sculpture is the largest bronze display in the world and features a striking hawksbill turtle marching to save endangered animal kingdoms Love the Hawksbill Turtle (Bronze Sculpture) - Gillie and Marc. [1, 2, 3]
Looking to purchase a bronze turtle statue for your own garden or home? You can explore a wide variety of wildlife sculptures and garden accessories available for delivery through lots of online options!
Follow the Turtle Patrol on Facebook here
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467598523346553/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
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World Turtle Day! May 23, 2026
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World Turtle Day! May 23, 2026
In celebration of our beautiful shelled friends, here is a partial list of places that honour them!
Right here in Halifax, you can visit a public bronze and steel silhouette artwork featuring a giant turtle Public Art Projects - Storytelling - Halifax Regional Municipality. Located kitty-corner to the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road, it honors Mi'kmaq storytelling, depicting the turtle as the great storyteller carrying the world on its back.
If you are looking to honor turtles on a global or national scale, there are several remarkable monuments and installations worldwide:
Tribute to Land (Calgary, AB): Located at Bankers Hall, this life-size bronze installation by Canadian artist Irene F. Whittome captures a massive, hydrodynamic leatherback sea turtle mid-motion Work of Art: Tribute to Land by Irene F. Whittome.
The Turtle Monument (Isla Mujeres, Mexico): Set on the seafront promenade, this monument features bronze sea turtles resting on a pyramid-like base, honoring the beautiful species and bringing awareness to extinction threats The Turtle Monument - Isla Mujeres.
Love The Last March (Global): Inspired by Sir David Attenborough, this monumental traveling public sculpture is the largest bronze display in the world and features a striking hawksbill turtle marching to save endangered animal kingdoms Love the Hawksbill Turtle (Bronze Sculpture) - Gillie and Marc. [1, 2, 3]
Looking to purchase a bronze turtle statue for your own garden or home? You can explore a wide variety of wildlife sculptures and garden accessories available for delivery through lots of online options!
Follow the Turtle Patrol on Facebook here
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467598523346553/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
In celebration of our beautiful shelled friends, here is a partial list of places that honour them!
Right here in Halifax, you can visit a public bronze and steel silhouette artwork featuring a giant turtle Public Art Projects - Storytelling - Halifax Regional Municipality. Located kitty-corner to the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road, it honors Mi'kmaq storytelling, depicting the turtle as the great storyteller carrying the world on its back.
If you are looking to honor turtles on a global or national scale, there are several remarkable monuments and installations worldwide:
Tribute to Land (Calgary, AB): Located at Bankers Hall, this life-size bronze installation by Canadian artist Irene F. Whittome captures a massive, hydrodynamic leatherback sea turtle mid-motion Work of Art: Tribute to Land by Irene F. Whittome.
The Turtle Monument (Isla Mujeres, Mexico): Set on the seafront promenade, this monument features bronze sea turtles resting on a pyramid-like base, honoring the beautiful species and bringing awareness to extinction threats The Turtle Monument - Isla Mujeres.
Love The Last March (Global): Inspired by Sir David Attenborough, this monumental traveling public sculpture is the largest bronze display in the world and features a striking hawksbill turtle marching to save endangered animal kingdoms Love the Hawksbill Turtle (Bronze Sculpture) - Gillie and Marc. [1, 2, 3]
Looking to purchase a bronze turtle statue for your own garden or home? You can explore a wide variety of wildlife sculptures and garden accessories available for delivery through lots of online options!
Follow the Turtle Patrol on Facebook here
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467598523346553/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
