by Andrea Gielens | Mar 29, 2021 | Oregon Spotted Frog
World Frog Day is celebrated on March 20, but at WPC, every day is frog day! Especially when it comes to breeding season. Right now, the Oregon spotted frog, the most endangered frog in Canada is right in the middle of breeding here at WPC’s conservation...
by Andrea Gielens | Apr 8, 2020 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
It was a historic day in March in the conservation efforts to ensure a future for Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies in Canada. 786 Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly larvae were released! Wildlife Preservation Canada was able to play a part in rearing and...
by Andrea Gielens | Apr 2, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
We are in the thick of the Oregon spotted frog (OSF) breeding season and are taking this once-a-year opportunity to work on a pilot research project to try to assess the fertility of OSF in both captivity and the wild. Our conservation breeding programs, in...
by Andrea Gielens | Sep 27, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Every year it seems that the end of the summer comes by so quickly, and before we know it, it’s time to release our conservation bred Oregon spotted frogs, Canada’s most endangered amphibian. We spent the summer rearing and headstarting the froglets...
by Andrea Gielens | Jun 18, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles
Western painted turtle nesting is in full swing here in the Metro Vancouver Parks area, and so are the mosquitoes! The early rise of the river freshet means the mosquitoes are out in force, and about a month earlier than normal. Our nesting season started right on...
