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...
by Amélie Roberto-Charron | Mar 29, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
As I move onto the next phase of my journey as Canada’s New Noah, I am leaving Mauritius and heading to the island of Jersey, United Kingdom, where I will be taking part in the Durrell Endangered Species Management course (DESMAN). During my time in Mauritius, I...
by Amélie Roberto-Charron | Jan 7, 2019 | Canada's New Noahs
When Nicolas Pike, the first US Consul to Mauritius, and more importantly, the avid naturalist, landed on Round Island, he described a hair-raising adventure, where he faced a treacherous sea, with swells of ten to twelve feet. In fact, he wrote: “I once saw...
by Amélie Roberto-Charron | Nov 29, 2018 | Canada's New Noahs
As Canada falls back into winter, Mauritius is springing into summer. As the temperatures increase, the activity of the wildlife increases as well. On Île aux Aigrettes this shift couldn’t be more pronounced. The endemic species on the island are preparing...
