by Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife | Jul 9, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife
Day 3: Free Willies Visit Day 2 here Stephanie Winton is a conservation biologist from the interior of British Columbia, where you can usually find her in the field studying at-risk reptile and amphibian species. She recently joined us in the Fraser Valley, where the...
by Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife | Jul 3, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife
Day 2: Turtle stakeoutVisit Day 1 here. Stephanie Winton is a conservation biologist from the interior of British Columbia, where you can usually find her in the field studying at-risk reptile and amphibian species. She recently join us in Fraser Valley, where the...
by Maja Hampson | Jun 5, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Thoughts from a field biologist: I consider myself very lucky to have a job that keeps me active. In the winter season, when the frogs and butterflies are hibernating and only the turtles are awake, I sit at my desk a lot more, but in the summer I am on my feet all...
by Maja Hampson | Apr 18, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Spring has sprung and that means that in British Columbia the Oregon spotted frogs are waking up from their hibernation. Here at the Fraser Valley recovery program, over 100 Oregon spotted frogs spent the winter comfortably resting at the base of large tubs at the...
by Maja Hampson | Apr 6, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle
When I first started working for Wildlife Preservation Canada it was as an assistant to the Lead Biologist for the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife program, Andrea Gielens. Andrea has been working with reptiles and amphibians for fourteen years and I knew she would be...
by Maja Hampson | Mar 31, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
One of the first spring time jobs at the Greater Vancouver Zoo’s Conservation Corner is removing the cozy insulation from around the outside of the Oregon spotted frog tubs. Oregon spotted frogs are an endangered frog native to British Columbia. The conservation...
