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Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?

Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?

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...
Hogan “the Hulk” turtle doesn’t settle for average!

Hogan “the Hulk” turtle doesn’t settle for average!

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...
Soaking it in

Soaking it in

by Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife | Dec 23, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Western Painted Turtle

This has been an unprecedented year for many reasons. More than ever, it has been important to slow down, breathe deeply, and find small things that bring us joy. Here at the BC Wetlands project, we continue to raise endangered species all year round, and are taking...
How do you exercise a turtle?

How do you exercise a turtle?

by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Nov 3, 2020 | Western Painted Turtle

Turtle laser tag! The western painted turtle recovery team  uses creative activities like this to enrich the lives of the young turtles in our headstarting tanks. Other areas of the tanks have floating vegetation for further enrichment but this open area is...
Giving thanks for the little things – like baby turtles!

Giving thanks for the little things – like baby turtles!

by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Oct 8, 2020 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Western Painted Turtle

Through all the challenges of 2020 it’s been important to find inspiration and positivity where we can. For us here on the Fraser Valley Wetland Recovery team, these snippets of brilliance come to us on release days! There is no greater treat than introducing...
Turtles play by their own rules

Turtles play by their own rules

by Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife | Aug 5, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Western Painted Turtle

It was a tricky year for the western painted turtles and for wetland monitors. Luckily, even in the topsy-turvy year of 2020 we were able to get into the field and help out one of British Columbia’s endangered species. A good thing too. Not only did the season...
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