by Ojibway Massasauga | Mar 26, 2020 | Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
This is a roadside ditch full of invasive phragmites, which can be a lot taller than native phragmites. Field technician, Jennifer Barden, for scale! Habitat enhancement, or improvement, is an important part of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery program (OPRREC) in...
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 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 | Oct 8, 2019 | Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
Figure 1 – A neonate Northern Brownsnake. This little one was found during our artificial cover object surveys this fall. It’s that time of year again. The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery (OPRREC) team conducts road mortality surveys within the Ojibway...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Aug 6, 2019 | Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team conducts road mortality surveys from early spring to late fall. Though the focus is on species-at-risk reptiles, we make note of any dead vertebrates found dead on the road. Join Jon (Lead Biologist) and Justyna (Field Intern)...
