by Maja Hampson | Dec 5, 2019 | Conservation Success, Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle
I started working for Wildlife Preservation Canada in March 2018. It was my first time back at work since I had a child in 2016. Juggling work and family life is like trying to walk on a log, while river rafting, but I found myself with a new perspective on...
by Maja Hampson | Nov 11, 2019 | Freshwater Turtles, Oregon Spotted Frog, Western Painted Turtle
The turtle eggs incubated in the headstarting program are collected from the wild when mothers lay their eggs in dangerous locations. Photo: Stephanie Winton Wait, what? Well, for the Oregon spotted frogs and western painted turtles that is. The recovery strategy for...
by Michelle MacKenzie | Oct 16, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Reptiles & Amphibians, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle
With October comes shorter days, cooler nights and a sudden onset of pumpkin spice cravings. Many animals in BC’s lower mainland are enjoying this cooler weather and are preparing for the winter ahead. This includes the animals involved in the...
by Maja Hampson | Jun 5, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Thoughts from a field biologist: I consider myself very lucky to have a job that keeps me active. In the winter season, when the frogs and butterflies are hibernating and only the turtles are awake, I sit at my desk a lot more, but in the summer I am on my feet all...
by Maja Hampson | Apr 18, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog
Spring has sprung and that means that in British Columbia the Oregon spotted frogs are waking up from their hibernation. Here at the Fraser Valley recovery program, over 100 Oregon spotted frogs spent the winter comfortably resting at the base of large tubs at the...
by Maja Hampson | Apr 6, 2019 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Oregon Spotted Frog, Taylor's Checkerspot, Western Painted Turtle
When I first started working for Wildlife Preservation Canada it was as an assistant to the Lead Biologist for the Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife program, Andrea Gielens. Andrea has been working with reptiles and amphibians for fourteen years and I knew she would be...
