by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Jul 14, 2018 | Pollinators |
Recently our Executive Director, Randal Heide, joined representatives from other partner groups to survey for mottled duskywing butterflies at one of the few sites where the species still exists. These endangered butterflies have disappeared from much of their former...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Jun 27, 2018 | Pollinators |
Native bumble bees are distinct from managed honey bees though they are both facing challenges. Honey bees were introduced to North America and are kept today by beekeepers for their honey, beeswax, and pollination services. There are over 800 bee species native to...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Jun 22, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Western Painted Turtle |
Here in the Fraser Valley, Wildlife Preservation Canada, in association with the Greater Vancouver Zoo, is salvaging western painted turtle eggs from nests at high risk to form the nucleus of a conservation breeding population. We continue to monitor the area to...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | May 19, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife |
Spring has sprung in British Columbia! While Mother Nature may have played a joke on us on April 1st by sending a blanket of snow, the animals were still on the move and so were we, here at the Fraser Valley Wetland Wildlife program. The Oregon spotted frog...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | May 8, 2018 | Pollinators |
Sustainability may have become a buzz word in the wine and food industry, but these days brands are more often taking it one step further and putting their money where their mouths are! Nearly 90% of all flowering plants require insects for pollination, and one in...
