by Michelle MacKenzie | Mar 1, 2020 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians, Taylor's Checkerspot, Uncategorized, Western Painted Turtle
March is the calm before the breeding-season storm here at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Steping back from our report writing and data entry, we eagerly await what spring has in store. At our facility we house a breeding population of Oregon spotted frogs, a juvenile...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Feb 21, 2020 | Conservation Success, In the news, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
This past January Jonathan Choquette, lead biologist for the OPRREC program, was visiting the beautiful country of New Zealand for a conference. While he was there he took a day trip to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary – a 307 ha fenced predator-free wildlife...
by Maja Hampson | Dec 5, 2019 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle
I started working for Wildlife Preservation Canada in March 2018. It was my first time back at work since I had a child in 2016. Juggling work and family life is like trying to walk on a log, while river rafting, but I found myself with a new perspective on...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Feb 6, 2019 | Conservation Success
Can we save endangered animals? We don’t often get the chance to hear of success stories, but there is hope. ~ Credit: Center for Biological Diversity Aleutian Canada goose. Once nearly driven extinct by foxes introduced to their nesting islands...
