by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Apr 7, 2021 | Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians
The goal of conservation breeding is to breed animals in controlled environments for the purpose of releasing them back into the wild. When it comes to breeding animals in captivity, there are usually difficulties and issues. These challenges can be the result of many...
by Andrea Gielens | Mar 29, 2021 | Oregon Spotted Frog
World Frog Day is celebrated on March 20, but at WPC, every day is frog day! Especially when it comes to breeding season. Right now, the Oregon spotted frog, the most endangered frog in Canada is right in the middle of breeding here at WPC’s conservation...
by Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife | May 20, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Please excuse us, we have been a “tad” preoccupied over here at the Greater Vancouver Zoo! Our captive breeding population of Oregon spotted frogs have been busy, and we have the tadpoles to show for it…1,858 to be exact! Our females started...
by Andrea Gielens | Apr 2, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
We are in the thick of the Oregon spotted frog (OSF) breeding season and are taking this once-a-year opportunity to work on a pilot research project to try to assess the fertility of OSF in both captivity and the wild. Our conservation breeding programs, in...
by Michelle MacKenzie | Mar 1, 2020 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians, Taylor's Checkerspot, Uncategorized, Western Painted Turtle
March is the calm before the breeding-season storm here at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Steping back from our report writing and data entry, we eagerly await what spring has in store. At our facility we house a breeding population of Oregon spotted frogs, a juvenile...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Feb 5, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
It may seem like all is quiet in our Oregon spotted frog overwintering tanks, but love is in the air. As early as January, males will start testing out their mating calls to see if any females are listening. To successfully fertilize an egg, males must be...
