by Michelle Polley | Aug 10, 2021 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
Getting butterflies to breed is a bit of a nuanced activity, and we only have a short window of time each year to make it happen. In the Taylor’s checkerspot conservation breeding program in BC, our results for the whole year depend on what happens during the...
by Chris Junck | Jun 28, 2021 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
Chris Junck is a conservation biologist and was a member of BC’s Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT) staff from 2002 – 2015 and currently serves as a director of the board, a voluntary position. WPC is a member of the Taylor’s Checkerspot...
by Taylor's Checkerspot | Apr 8, 2021 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
Over 1200 Taylor’s checkerspot caterpillars have been released into habitat on Hornby Island to return endangered butterflies to historic habitat. Another year of conservation breeding our Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies has reached the most...
by Taylor's Checkerspot | Mar 30, 2021 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
There are only two places in Canada where the Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (TCB) persists in the wild. Last spring (2020), caterpillars of this species were released by WPC into Helliwell Provincial Park on Hornby Island in BC for the first time, with...
by Taylor's Checkerspot | Oct 14, 2020 | Pollinators, Taylor's Checkerspot
Winter is on the way, and for many people that means it’s time to start looking forward to spring – and to the abundance of plant and animal life that it will bring. As we pass the winter in our cozy homes, wrapped in sweaters and scarves, we probably...
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...
