by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Sep 9, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, LoyaltyOne, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle |
Our first western painted turtles hatched in the specially designed incubators here at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on July 24th and we now have a whopping 80 little hatchlings kickin’ it in the barn as part of the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife program to save...
by Andrea Gielens | Jul 28, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Western Painted Turtle |
In May through July the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife team & I were busy in the field in the evenings collecting turtle eggs from the last remaining painted turtle population on the BC Coast. Teams of work study students and myself would brave the mosquitoes and...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 9, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, LoyaltyOne, Western Painted Turtle |
Last Friday was I think the hardest I’ve worked since joining the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife Project. Our goal for the day was to install basking logs for Western Painted Turtles in Aldergrove Regional Park. Basking areas are crucial turtle habitat...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 5, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle |
My name is Liam and I’m currently employed at the The Greater Vancouver Zoo to work with western painted turtles, Oregon spotted frogs, and the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. I have been working under the supervision of Andrea Gielens, Lead Biologist for...
by Andrea Gielens | Feb 14, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle |
It has been a long and uncharacteristically cold and snowy winter for us here in British Columbia. Normally any snow at all is rare, and this year we saw two storms each giving us multiple feet of snow. This led to a much busier season for us in the captive head...
by Andrea Gielens | Sep 27, 2016 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Oregon Spotted Frog, Western Painted Turtle |
Fraser Valley BC programs are beginning a new season, which, of course, with our animals means many changes. All three programs; Taylors Checkerspot, Oregon Spotted Frog and Western Painted Turtle have big changes this season. Among the main changes are releases and...
