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Five thousand more chances for species survival

Five thousand more chances for species survival

by Andrea Gielens | Jun 22, 2022 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Taylor's Checkerspot

This is an article taken from the Spring 2022 WPC newsletter On the Edge. Read all the spring updates here. The earliest of spring days may seem like the start of something new, but for WPC’s Taylor’s checkerspot program it’s the culmination of all...
Breeding success in the Love Tub

Breeding success in the Love Tub

by Andrea Gielens | May 19, 2022 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians, Species at Risk

The Oregon spotted frog is Canada’s most endangered frog. Without intervention it will almost certainly disappear. WPC Lead Biologist Andrea Gielens has been leading the team in  BC to save this frog through breeding and release to the wild to reestablish...
Are two heads really better than one?

Are two heads really better than one?

by Andrea Gielens | Apr 27, 2022 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians

Every so often we see an Oregon spotted frog that makes us go…what?!?! At the Oregon spotted frog breeding facility, we have seen leucistic (lacking pigmentation), melanistic (increased pigmentation), extra limbs and fused toes in the tadpoles we grow here. A...
BC heatwave alarms species conservation biologists

BC heatwave alarms species conservation biologists

by Andrea Gielens | Jul 22, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Oregon Spotted Frog, Western Painted Turtle

From June 26th till 29th, the province of British Columbia experienced its hottest summer. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy confirmed that this was a record-breaking weather temperature, and it was the hottest week of the summer. The maximum...
Counting tadpoles – one, two, skip a few, ninety-nine, 20 thousand!

Counting tadpoles – one, two, skip a few, ninety-nine, 20 thousand!

by Andrea Gielens | May 6, 2021 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians

 The Oregon spotted frog is Canada’s most endangered frog, with fewer than 300 breeding individuals in the wild. The recovery plan for Oregon spotted frog calls for conservation breeding, headstarting and release to...
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