by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Sep 9, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, LoyaltyOne, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle |
Our first western painted turtles hatched in the specially designed incubators here at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on July 24th and we now have a whopping 80 little hatchlings kickin’ it in the barn as part of the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife program to save...
by Andrea Gielens | Jul 28, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Western Painted Turtle |
In May through July the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife team & I were busy in the field in the evenings collecting turtle eggs from the last remaining painted turtle population on the BC Coast. Teams of work study students and myself would brave the mosquitoes and...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 9, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, LoyaltyOne, Western Painted Turtle |
Last Friday was I think the hardest I’ve worked since joining the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife Project. Our goal for the day was to install basking logs for Western Painted Turtles in Aldergrove Regional Park. Basking areas are crucial turtle habitat...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 5, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle |
My name is Liam and I’m currently employed at the The Greater Vancouver Zoo to work with western painted turtles, Oregon spotted frogs, and the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. I have been working under the supervision of Andrea Gielens, Lead Biologist for...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jun 28, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, LoyaltyOne, Oregon Spotted Frog |
Having finished my third week working with the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife Project, I’m starting to get the hang of things! I am learning all about the best ways to care for the headstarting Oregon spotted frogs, western painted turtles, and...
by Andrea Gielens | Apr 11, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog |
The Oregon Spotted Frog (OSF) program and Wildlife Preservation Canada have been working to save this species in its last remaining populations in BC. We’ve been at it for many years and this is our first year trying a larger scale captive breeding effort. Our...
