by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Dec 17, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
I will be the first to admit that this blog has been a long time coming. The field expeditions to Ile de la Passe and Gunner’s Quoin, two of Mauritius’ offshore islets, took place over the last few months and in our frenzy of fieldwork, I’ve made the...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Nov 28, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
By Eric JolinVideo credit: Dhanu Munasinghe Taking full advantage of the calm seas on our most recent trip back to the mainland, our team was lucky enough to make a quick detour to Serpent Island! Much to my dismay, Serpent Island doesn’t actually have any...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Oct 23, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
by Eric Jolin, Canada’s New Noah Banding (or “ringing”) my first bird! In this case, a red-tailed tropicbird. For me, one of the most exciting aspects of the Canada’s New Noah program has been the opportunity to gain experience in aspects of...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Aug 30, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
After a whirlwind three weeks, the final week of which will remain hazy due to a combination of food poisoning and my phone falling into a river, my time in Madagascar has come to an end. Although my trip was chalk full of incredible wildlife and even more...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Aug 8, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
Right off the bat, let’s address the title of this field dispatch. The word Tortoise in French is tortue. The particular tortoise we’ll be talking about here, the ploughshare, is known as angonoka in Malagasy. When I say, “tortoises need no...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Jul 25, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
Here we go, my first official field dispatch as WPC’s 30th Canada’s New Noah! For those asking how the weather is in Mauritius; SURPRISE! I’m in Madagascar. I’ve jumped islands and will be spending the first part of my journey exploring one of...
