by Ojibway Massasauga | Jun 16, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
The Ojibway Prairie Complex and Greater Park Ecosystem is one of the most biodiverse locations in Ontario, with several species of flora and fauna not present elsewhere in Canada. Despite this, the majority of land that was once diverse tallgrass prairie has since...
by Ojibway Massasauga | May 21, 2020 | Eastern Foxsnake, Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
Meet Matt Macpherson, WPC’s Lead Field Technician for the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery (OPRREC) team in southwestern Ontario. When Matt joins a project, he likes to do some preliminary research. Here, he shares his discoveries of the natural history of the...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Apr 15, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians
Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve. After working with the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team (OPRREC) in Windsor, ON for two years, I am writing this blog post from Kamloops, BC! After a five-day trip across the country that involved more hand sanitizer...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Jan 21, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
The 2019 season in 4 numbers The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery (OPRREC) team is back to work after a lovely, if too short, break. This pause in activity has brought a feeling of reflection to our team, so let’s take a look at some of the things that we have...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Dec 16, 2019 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
Every so often I like to share stories about other viper populations, particularly those in urban landscapes, to allow us to step outside of our Ojibway Prairie “lens”, catch a glimpse of conservation action in other parts of the world, and hopefully gain...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Jun 13, 2019 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
Figure 1. “Prairie”, our first eastern massasauga of 2019! Can you see the rattle paint that is still visible from 2017? The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team has some shocking news! On May 27th, 2019 we finally found our first massasauga of the...
