by Ojibway Massasauga | Apr 22, 2021 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians, Species at Risk
An eastern gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) spending the winter of 2019/20 in an artificial hibernaculum at the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park. Photograph was taken with a flexible borescope camera. The primary goal of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Apr 8, 2021 | Canadian Species Initiative, Reptiles & Amphibians, Species at Risk
📷 credits: Joe Crowley In March, the Canadian Species Initiative (CSI), co-founded by WPC and African Lion Safari, in partnership with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Conservation Planning Specialist Group successfully hosted their first integrated...
by Jane Spero | Apr 7, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Learn With Us, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
In case you missed our story on Instagram last week, the Loggerhead Shrike team was out in full force last Wednesday to follow up on a report of a returning loggerhead shrike! Eastern loggerhead shrikes are among the first migratory songbirds to return to their...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | Apr 6, 2021 | Species at Risk
Our friends at Maskcott.ca have developed masks based upon WPC endangered species recovery programs, past and present. A portion of the proceeds from the purchase of these masks will be donated to WPC. Get yours now! Swift Fox Loggerhead shrike Massasauga rattlesnake...
by Jane Spero | Mar 11, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
We’re getting a small taste of spring up here in Ontario: the sun is feeling warmer, the snow is melting, we’re hearing red-winged blackbirds and seeing turkey vultures soaring overhead. Loggerhead shrikes are among the first migratory songbirds to return...
by Jane Spero | Jan 21, 2021 | Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, Loggerhead Shrike, Species at Risk
As 2020 comes to a close, the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike recovery team is looking back at a year filled with exciting developments, despite several unexpected complications. One development in particular was especially notable: results from last...
