Q: It seems a hard career to get in to…any tips? A: Passion for wildlife (especially herpetofauna) is definitely a must! Both Jenn and I have university degrees in zoology and environmental studies, respectively. However, it is not required for this position. A...
Today is World Snake Day, an international celebration of these unique and often maligned reptilian creatures and an opportunity to learn about the role these animals play in the world around us. In the Windsor/LaSalle area the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature...
It is with great sadness that Wildlife Preservation Canada announces the death of one of our beloved Ojibway Prairie massasaugas. On June 16th, Pretty Peter passed away suddenly at the tender age of two within the Ojibway Prairie Complex and Greater Park Ecosystem. He...
The summer months are just around the corner and our intense spring surveys are winding down. As the mark-recapture portion of our study comes to a bittersweet end, we can now expand our field surveys to new study sites in order to better understand eastern massasauga...
May 31, 2018 Meet Jennifer Barden, a field technician working with the Wildlife Preservation Canada Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery (OPRREC) program focused on the Massasauga rattlesnake and Chunks the Massy! This video is about the non-handling protocol for...
