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Hogan “the Hulk” turtle doesn’t settle for average!

Hogan “the Hulk” turtle doesn’t settle for average!

by B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery | Jan 8, 2021 | Fraser Valley Wetlands Wildlife, Freshwater Turtles, Reptiles & Amphibians, Western Painted Turtle

We weigh in our western painted turtles from our head starting program at the Greater Vancouver Zoo monthly. This allows us to check their body condition and health closely as well as sort them for size. By identifying each individual turtle to its ID sheet via...
Hibernating snakes – Part 1

Hibernating snakes – Part 1

by Ojibway Massasauga | Dec 16, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians

In this short video, lead biologist Jonathan Choquette, Lead Biologist of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program in the Windsor/Essex area of Ontario, talks about our artificial hibernacula – burrows used by snakes for hibernation. See the different parts...
What do snake researchers do in the winter?

What do snake researchers do in the winter?

by Ojibway Massasauga | Nov 24, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians

Baby eastern gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) in WPC’s temporary housing facility. They will spend the winter of 2020/21 in artificial hibernacula as part of a hibernation habitat study...
Connectivity corridor analysis for Massasaugas at Ojibway Prairie (finally) published!

Connectivity corridor analysis for Massasaugas at Ojibway Prairie (finally) published!

by Ojibway Massasauga | Oct 21, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians, Species at Risk

An important part of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery program (OPRREC) in Ontario is that we share the results of our endangered species recovery work with the greater scientific community. This allows the possibility for conservation practitioners to learn from...
North American Congress for Conservation Biology

North American Congress for Conservation Biology

by Hannah McCurdy-Adams | Aug 17, 2020 | Reptiles & Amphibians

I participated in my first North American Congress for Conservation Biology at the end of July. Throughout the week, there was a focus on the need and benefit to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in conservation. This focus served as a humbling reminder...
Saying Goodbye to the Ojibway Prairie

Saying Goodbye to the Ojibway Prairie

by Ojibway Massasauga | Apr 15, 2020 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians

Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve. After working with the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team (OPRREC) in Windsor, ON for two years, I am writing this blog post from Kamloops, BC! After a five-day trip across the country that involved more hand sanitizer...
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