by Andrea Gielens | Jul 22, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Oregon Spotted Frog, Western Painted Turtle
From June 26th till 29th, the province of British Colombia experienced its hottest summer. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy confirmed that this was a record-breaking weather temperature, and it was the hottest week of the summer. The maximum...
by Briar Hunter | Jun 3, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Imagine a giant, alien hand plucking you from your backyard, weighing you, measuring your leg, and then sticking a giant cotton swab in your mouth – all the while making cooing noises of reassurance, none of which comfort you. And yet, moments later you are...
by Andrea Gielens | May 6, 2021 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians
The Oregon spotted frog is Canada’s most endangered frog, with fewer than 300 breeding individuals in the wild. The recovery plan for Oregon spotted frog calls for conservation breeding, headstarting and release to...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Apr 29, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Learn With Us, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians, Species at Risk
Amphibians have been on earth for over 300 million years, meaning some of the species have survived four mass extinction events. What the slide show to learn the basic facts about amphibians, and read our blogs to learn about WPC’s conservation breeding program...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Feb 24, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Western Painted Turtle
The western painted turtle is BC’s only remaining native pond turtle, and the Pacific Coast population is dwindling. WPC’s recovery team, led by Andrea Gielens, protects at-risk nests and collects and incubates eggs to head start hatchlings for release...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jan 8, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Reptiles & Amphibians, Western Painted Turtle
We weigh in our western painted turtles from our head starting program at the Greater Vancouver Zoo monthly. This allows us to check their body condition and health closely as well as sort them for size. By identifying each individual turtle to its ID sheet via...
