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...
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...
