by Andrea Gielens | Sep 27, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Every year it seems that the end of the summer comes by so quickly, and before we know it, it’s time to release our conservation bred Oregon spotted frogs, Canada’s most endangered amphibian. We spent the summer rearing and headstarting the froglets...
by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jul 17, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
The Oregon spotted frog is Canada’s most endangered amphibian, with fewer than 300 breeding individuals in the wild. Without intervention, it will almost certainly disappear. The recovery plan for Oregon spotted frog calls...
by Andrea Gielens | Jan 29, 2018 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
In our Oregon spotted frog program we are not strangers to odd frog occurrences. We have in the past had a frog with an extra leg (named “kickstand”) and have had a tadpole with no eyes (“blinky”). Sometimes we have a frog that is lacking...
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 B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jun 28, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, LoyaltyOne, Oregon Spotted Frog
Having finished my third week working with the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife Project, I’m starting to get the hang of things! I am learning all about the best ways to care for the headstarting Oregon spotted frogs, western painted turtles, and...
by Andrea Gielens | Apr 11, 2017 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
The Oregon Spotted Frog (OSF) program and Wildlife Preservation Canada have been working to save this species in its last remaining populations in BC. We’ve been at it for many years and this is our first year trying a larger scale captive breeding effort. Our...
