by Taylor's Checkerspot | Aug 18, 2020 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
Taylors checkerspot butterflies fluttered around Denman Island, in BC’s Juan De Fuca Strait for at least 16 years, using parks, right of ways and private properties that contained the specific mix of wetted habitat, nectaring plants and food plants for species...
by Pollinator Team | Aug 4, 2020 | Pollinators, Species at Risk
Patricia Prelich, a Master of Environmental Student at the University of Toronto, has partnered with Wildlife Preservation Canada to better understand the habitat requirements of at-risk bumble bees. For the last few years, WPC’s Bumble Bee Recovery team has...
by Pollinator Team | Jun 4, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators
by Genevieve Rowe Our Native Pollinator Initiative is fortunate to work in several of Canada’s provinces, each with their own set of species, landscapes, and conservation challenges. Our team has spent the past three bumble bee seasons at Glenbow Ranch...
by Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife | May 27, 2020 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
A Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly chrysalis Michelle Polley recently relocated to BC to work as an endangered species technician with WPC Lead Biologist Andrea Gielens and the Taylor’s Checkerspot Recovery Program at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Her job...
by Pollinator Team | Apr 16, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee
We are itching to survey for bees, but we are home keeping ourselves and others safe from COVID-19 so instead, we are reminiscing about bumble bee surveys from years past. Check out this little blog (and especially the video at the end!) to see what all the fuss is...
by Andrea Gielens | Apr 8, 2020 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
It was a historic day in March in the conservation efforts to ensure a future for Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies in Canada. 786 Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly larvae were released! Wildlife Preservation Canada was able to play a part in rearing and...
