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...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | May 7, 2018 | Pollinators, Rusty Patched Bumblebee, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
There is a growing awareness of the importance of pollinators and the immediate crisis they are facing. Pollinator-friendly organisations and gardening groups are mobilising across Canada to spread the word about the needs of pollinators. Together with our...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Mar 22, 2018 | Taylor's Checkerspot |
After months of hibernating inside our conservation breeding facility at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, 135 fuzzy little caterpillars were released into the wild on March 16th. The Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly is endangered in Canada with only one lonely...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Mar 19, 2018 | 2017 Bumble Bee Season, LoyaltyOne, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee |
by Hayley Tompkins, 2017 Field Biologist, Bumble Bee Recovery As a field biologist, there’s always work to do. Whether I’m in the office working on reports, or in the field conducting research, I’m always busy as a bee (pun intended!). But the best...
