by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jan 8, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Reptiles & Amphibians, Western Painted Turtle
We weigh in our western painted turtles from our head starting program at the Greater Vancouver Zoo monthly. This allows us to check their body condition and health closely as well as sort them for size. By identifying each individual turtle to its ID sheet via...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Nov 3, 2020 | Western Painted Turtle
Turtle laser tag! The western painted turtle recovery team uses creative activities like this to enrich the lives of the young turtles in our headstarting tanks. Other areas of the tanks have floating vegetation for further enrichment but this open area is...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Oct 8, 2020 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Western Painted Turtle
Through all the challenges of 2020 it’s been important to find inspiration and positivity where we can. For us here on the Fraser Valley Wetland Recovery team, these snippets of brilliance come to us on release days! There is no greater treat than introducing...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 17, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
The Oregon spotted frog is Canada’s most endangered amphibian, with fewer than 300 breeding individuals in the wild. Without intervention, it will almost certainly disappear. The recovery plan for Oregon spotted frog calls...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 5, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Western Painted Turtle
From May to July western painted turtles emerge to nest. As part of our effort to conserve the species here in the Fraser Valley with the Wetlands Wildlife team, we brave mosquitos and blackberries to monitor the nesting turtles. Females are identified by...
