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class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A land where Canada\u2019s wildlife is bountiful, diverse, and thriving, free from the threat of extinction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-2h7cqi3-b72ed642dd0d321ace84a5c257802e8f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Our Mission\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Our Mission\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Our Mission\">Notre mission<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wildlife Preservation Canada saves animals at risk from extinction in Canada by performing hands-on field work with species requiring direct action to recover, providing opportunities for Canadian conservation biologists to increase their expertise, and advancing conservation science by developing new methods for endangered species recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-22odkq3-353728202294c1b5e947e62162eb3d8f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Our Approach\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Our Approach\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Our Approach\">Notre approche<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wildlife Preservation Canada is a conservation leader managing recovery programs for some of Canada\u2019s most threatened species. We develop innovative techniques that can be used in Canada and around the world to save species at risk. We build this country\u2019s conservation capacity by providing opportunities for young scientists to work with endangered species, both in Canada and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>To maximize our impact, we choose species based on the urgency of their conservation needs, our unique expertise, and the potential to collaborate with other organizations and strategic partners. We work closely with local communities recognizing that they are critical to<br \/>\nlong-term conservation success.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljekayxo-10ac464d3982b7770734cc65d37fed7b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ljekayxo-10ac464d3982b7770734cc65d37fed7b{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ljekayxo-10ac464d3982b7770734cc65d37fed7b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-35  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-ljekc5at-1f4b902b2f8c7f7d70561af4d7c77ead hr-short  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  hr-left'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ofg9fv-d4561c9fba7b6cffa0c3aed348530e3a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5 .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"savingSpecies\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljekdbf6-cb937f757023ac2455e8aadd42ea9ff5 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-38  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-sx3g6j-3f7f1287b4bfe770a29975cd22223867 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div'     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3ai563-c8cb3939cfb2a69d1ba7c0e2e7f0324e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljdc8wqf-68468fe3df6e758dcc193e858105b84c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dear Supporters and Friends of Wildlife Preservation Canada,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025 Wildlife Preservation Canada celebrates our 40th anniversary \u2014 four decades of turning a bold idea into real, measurable gains for Canada\u2019s most vulnerable species. Our founders drew inspiration from the late naturalist Gerald Durrell, whose conviction that \u201cevery species is priceless\u201d still guides our hands-on, science-driven recovery work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, that led to many significant milestones for endangered species conservation:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable achievements included record-breaking populations of yellow-banded bumble bee queens, a critical rebound in the number of loggerhead shrike fledglings and an unprecedented number of western painted turtle releases and nests in the wild.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pioneering strategies resulted in the first-ever successful overwintering of conservation-bred yellow-banded bumble bees and the continued success of artificial hibernacula for eastern massasauga rattlesnakes and Butler\u2019s gartersnakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborative efforts were significantly enhanced, evidenced by the establishment of the Burrowing Owl Alliance, a nationwide partnership dedicated to the protection of grassland birds and other species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These results reflect the tireless fieldwork, rigorous science and unwavering collaboration of WPC.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our four-decade journey has been powered by an extraordinary community \u2014 donors, volunteers, staff, board members, Indigenous partners and like-minded organizations \u2014 who have made Wildlife Preservation Canada a leader across Canada in endangered species recovery. Wildlife may know no borders, yet protecting the species that define our landscape is an act of stewardship that resonates from coast to coast to coast.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your continued support, we\u2019ll set the course for even bolder achievements in the coming years for Canada\u2019s wildlife and the wild spaces they call home.<\/p>\n<p><\/span>With heartfelt gratitude,<\/p>\n<p>Shripal Doshi<br \/>\nPresident, Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41735 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shripal-blue-300x83.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shripal-blue-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shripal-blue.png 646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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#wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk162y66-c798c6b1a334c49c4873a5fd4cefb7eb .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk162y66-c798c6b1a334c49c4873a5fd4cefb7eb .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk162y66-c798c6b1a334c49c4873a5fd4cefb7eb .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk162y66-c798c6b1a334c49c4873a5fd4cefb7eb .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk162y66-c798c6b1a334c49c4873a5fd4cefb7eb .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lk162y66-c798c6b1a334c49c4873a5fd4cefb7eb av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Rana pretiosa<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljem64rk-8b5a631eeb5fe9ee44e3f9c3d98f6454\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljem5kzi-2a4c8edbc118c17c47c4f32b98847779{\ntop:32.8%;\nleft:53.3%;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljem5kzi-2a4c8edbc118c17c47c4f32b98847779 .av-image-hotspot_inner{\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljem5kzi-2a4c8edbc118c17c47c4f32b98847779 .av-image-hotspot-pulse{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljem64rk-8b5a631eeb5fe9ee44e3f9c3d98f6454  avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-ljem5kzi-2a4c8edbc118c17c47c4f32b98847779 av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='left' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-xlarge-width av-tt-pos-left av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  transparent_dark av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;As wetlands in B.C. have vanished, so have the Oregon spotted frogs that depend on these freshwater ecosystems. Now, this shy species with its distinctive red-orange underbelly can only be found in small, fragmented populations in the lower Fraser Valley.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Since 2010, WPC has been turning the tide for Canada\u2019s most endangered amphibian. For a long time, our progress was limited. But thanks to careful observation, collaboration and ingenuity, we finally uncovered the key factors required to breed these frogs in big numbers.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Since 2021, WPC\u2019s pioneering \u201clove tubs\u201d located at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, have dramatically increased egg production, allowing us to reintroduce tens of thousands of Oregon spotted tadpoles and froglets into B.C.\u2019s wetlands.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: J. Athwal&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50794 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50794 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250528_OSF_FrogUpClose_JagAthwal-1304x630.jpg' alt='' title='20250528_OSF_FrogUpClose_JagAthwal'  height=\"630\" width=\"1304\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As wetlands in B.C. have vanished, so have the Oregon spotted frogs that depend on these freshwater ecosystems. Now, this shy species with its distinctive red-orange underbelly can only be found in small, fragmented populations in the lower Fraser Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since 2010, WPC has been turning the tide for Canada\u2019s most endangered amphibian. For a long time, our progress was limited. But thanks to careful observation, collaboration and ingenuity, we finally uncovered the key factors required to breed these frogs in big numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since 2021, WPC\u2019s pioneering \u201clove tubs\u201d located at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, have dramatically increased egg production, allowing us to reintroduce tens of thousands of Oregon spotted tadpoles and froglets into B.C.\u2019s wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>Photo : J. Athwal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-70x78ff-24f3ff1eac9cf4f4f7b0fc7f83a84503 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-68dci00-71b7753c0f1b1c7d2b8ee649237b8b21\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-68dci00-71b7753c0f1b1c7d2b8ee649237b8b21{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-68dci00-71b7753c0f1b1c7d2b8ee649237b8b21 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-47  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljel9ynb-889aef34ed49f585e0c7ae33655ea9db\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljel9ynb-889aef34ed49f585e0c7ae33655ea9db{\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljel9ynb-889aef34ed49f585e0c7ae33655ea9db .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljel9ynb-889aef34ed49f585e0c7ae33655ea9db .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljel9ynb-889aef34ed49f585e0c7ae33655ea9db .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"oregonFrog\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljel9ynb-889aef34ed49f585e0c7ae33655ea9db av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Rebuilding our breeding colony<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk02hg1i-5a649fc7eddee7d5da1cf99363257543\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lk02hg1i-5a649fc7eddee7d5da1cf99363257543{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lk02hg1i-5a649fc7eddee7d5da1cf99363257543 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-49  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljem1mw9-cd99bdb558b7e0350e5432c8cbb83d29'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">Much of our work this year focused on rebuilding our breeding program, following the losses we suffered in 2022 caused by chytrid fungus: a deadly disease that has wiped out frog populations around the world. To prevent future outbreaks, we conducted monthly testing in each of our rearing tanks. Encouragingly, all swabs came back negative, ensuring all frogs entered their winter hibernation disease-free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To continue growing our colony to pre-outbreak levels, we kept 53 of our tadpoles for breeding purposes. We also added 11 adults from Toronto Zoo, which has kept an \u201cassurance colony\u201d of Oregon spotted frogs since the early 2000s in case the species disappears in the wild. Relocating the Toronto frogs to our outdoor tubs will expose them to natural temperature, light cycles and communal breeding \u2014 factors that we\u2019ve proven boost breeding success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once again, these revolutionary communal \u201clove tubs\u201d delivered big results. Thanks to high levels of egg fertility in 2024, we produced 6,000 healthy, strong tadpoles and 526 froglets for release into the wetlands of B.C.\u2019s Fraser Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In August we shared our groundbreaking approach with the wider conservation community at the World Congress of Herpetology in Malaysia, which brought together more than 4,000 delegates from 70 countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzvo3hg-c96ec31ee629c6ab323f83d37a96e9a8\">\n.avia-section.av-ljzvo3hg-c96ec31ee629c6ab323f83d37a96e9a8 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section av-ljzvo3hg-c96ec31ee629c6ab323f83d37a96e9a8 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-51  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vcww8w-70f9b748d6637352d7863c982f0ad2ca\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-vcww8w-70f9b748d6637352d7863c982f0ad2ca{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-vcww8w-70f9b748d6637352d7863c982f0ad2ca hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-52  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ljzvm9wz-3edc909b080deeb30aef13daf7fc7376 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzvfi1y-a841093fab5e97e2984179faecb971fb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser River Valley, British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Conservation Breeding &#038; Head-starting<br \/>\nOutreach &#038; Education<br \/>\nR\u00e9introduction<br \/>\nRecherche<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy<br \/>\nB.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Campbell Valley Nature House<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Employment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Fraser Valley Conservancy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Greater Vancouver Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>J.S. Darville<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kwantlen First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Laurentian University<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Leq\u2019a:mel First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Metro Vancouver Regional Parks<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Oregon Spotted Frog Recovery Team<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sq\u2019\u00e9wqel (Seabird Island Band)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Simon Fraser University<\/em><br \/>\n<em>St\u00f3:l\u014d First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Annual Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Toronto Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vancouver Aquarium<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzvmhdx-9ecca7e56ce56e42ca1efd7a6aea10a4\">\n.flex_column.av-ljzvmhdx-9ecca7e56ce56e42ca1efd7a6aea10a4{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ljzvmhdx-9ecca7e56ce56e42ca1efd7a6aea10a4 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-55  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_button  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljrhngo9-d46359a341b55217fd9589c691e058c6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ljrhngo9-d46359a341b55217fd9589c691e058c6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ljrhngo9-d46359a341b55217fd9589c691e058c6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ljrhngo9-d46359a341b55217fd9589c691e058c6 av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-56  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50805 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50805 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250415_OSF_AndreawithTadpoleReleaseBucket-180x180.jpg' alt='' title='20250415_OSF_AndreawithTadpoleReleaseBucket'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzuyuet-e59b84dc754c1ceba63ed1576c876146\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ljzuyuet-e59b84dc754c1ceba63ed1576c876146 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzuyuet-e59b84dc754c1ceba63ed1576c876146'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt is amazing to see the program recover from a hit to our success like a chytrid outbreak. The resilience of the animals helps to build and maintain our morale as we continue to fight alongside them!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Andrea Gielens, Lead Biologist B.C. Projects<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-lk1aqhoi-53ad71386ab5317e8a374f849149cb64-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-58  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1aqhoi-53ad71386ab5317e8a374f849149cb64\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-lk1aqhoi-53ad71386ab5317e8a374f849149cb64{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-lk1aqhoi-53ad71386ab5317e8a374f849149cb64:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-lk1aqhoi-53ad71386ab5317e8a374f849149cb64:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/oregon-spotted-frog\/'  class='avia-button av-lk1aqhoi-53ad71386ab5317e8a374f849149cb64 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large 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class='av-special-heading av-lk165bek-dcc4fdeb77abbcefd0003613926491da av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-62  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Euphydryas editha taylori<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzv4hwx-2205227d6c340ab178d2d50577b5a538\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzv5du4-bf80384417b1a26f0e9de0b920659f27{\ntop:48.6%;\nleft:42.1%;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzv5du4-bf80384417b1a26f0e9de0b920659f27 .av-image-hotspot_inner{\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzv5du4-bf80384417b1a26f0e9de0b920659f27 .av-image-hotspot-pulse{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzv4hwx-2205227d6c340ab178d2d50577b5a538  avia-builder-el-63  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-ljzv5du4-bf80384417b1a26f0e9de0b920659f27 av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='right' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-xlarge-width av-tt-pos-right av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  transparent_dark av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Across the Pacific Northwest, Taylor\u2019s checkerspots once fluttered through wildflower-rich grasslands each spring. But as their habitats were lost to agriculture and other human development, these insects became increasingly rare.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;In fact, scientists believed the checkerspot had disappeared from Canada until a lone population of 15 butterflies was rediscovered on B.C.\u2019s Denman Island in 2005. In 2013, WPC joined a program on Denman Island established by conservation visionary Peter Karsten to boost those wild numbers. Two years later, we began releasing caterpillars into restored habitats on the island.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;As the program grew, we moved operations to bigger facilities at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Today \u2014 thanks to innovative husbandry and breeding techniques \u2014 we\u2019re producing and releasing thousands of caterpillars a year.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: J. Athwal&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50801 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50801 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250528_TCB_NewlyEmergedCheckerspots_JagAthwal2-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='20250528_TCB_NewlyEmergedCheckerspots_JagAthwal2'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Across the Pacific Northwest, Taylor\u2019s checkerspots once fluttered through wildflower-rich grasslands each spring. But as their habitats were lost to agriculture and other human development, these insects became increasingly rare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In fact, scientists believed the checkerspot had disappeared from Canada until a lone population of 15 butterflies was rediscovered on B.C.\u2019s Denman Island in 2005. In 2013, WPC joined a program on Denman Island established by conservation visionary Peter Karsten to boost those wild numbers. Two years later, we began releasing caterpillars into restored habitats on the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As the program grew, we moved operations to bigger facilities at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Today \u2014 thanks to innovative husbandry and breeding techniques \u2014 we\u2019re producing and releasing thousands of caterpillars a year.<\/p>\n<p>Photo : J. Athwal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_9'  class='avia-section av-ljrhfwdd-80f2d3a97a29ccbad66e6f3627ea2844 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-64  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kyntds-7d47880e3a2c0d13b093a842f58e005f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kyntds-7d47880e3a2c0d13b093a842f58e005f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kyntds-7d47880e3a2c0d13b093a842f58e005f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-65  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90 .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"taylorsCheck\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljhmluxr-2b7fe889a9db659e1658719aa3028b90 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-66  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Establishing new spots for checkerspots<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljg6m3bl-d1b9e2615b02d36920e6596d33456637'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">In 2023, we released 1,476 Taylor\u2019s checkerspot caterpillars at Hornby Island\u2019s Helliwell \u00a0Provincial Park. Our assessment of survival the following spring revealed more than 230 caterpillars successfully emerging from dormancy. This marked the first documented completion of their entire life cycle on Hornby Island since 1996, proving that reintroduction efforts and restoration of coastal bluff habitats will re-establish this beautiful butterfly in the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To keep this momentum going, we expanded our releases into additional areas. We introduced 100 caterpillars near St. John\u2019s Point on Hornby Island and another 340 on nearby Flora Islet, which offers abundant food plants and nectar sources like spring gold, sea blush and small-flowered blue-eyed Mary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These releases \u2014 done in collaboration with community associations and First Nations \u2014 are critical steps in establishing additional checkerspot populations within protected areas. WPC\u2019s monitoring efforts in other parts of Vancouver Island produced additional encouraging findings. For example, during our spring surveys near Comox, our field staff observed 49 adult checkerspots, confirming that the butterflies continue to survive at that site as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Finally, to replenish our breeding population and refresh its diversity, we collected 130 wild caterpillars from nine genetically distinct matrilines, setting the stage for even more success in the coming years. Our goal is to release at least 5,000 caterpillars a year for five years to sites in and around Helliwell Provincial Park.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-22fmigw-ec31418f67d69b3e2bace4d2461ac869\">\n.avia-section.av-22fmigw-ec31418f67d69b3e2bace4d2461ac869 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_10'  class='avia-section av-22fmigw-ec31418f67d69b3e2bace4d2461ac869 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-68  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1o7nvds-2147514901f4f0185e4a75c40b3515e3 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-69  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzvx121-2b2d294144e1f8dfacfce52f365061e2'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Vancouver Island &#038; Gulf Islands, <\/em><em>British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Breeding &#038; Reintroduction<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Land Steward Engagement<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Population Monitoring &#038; Assessments Research<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The Annual Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.C. Ministry of Land, Water, and Resource Stewardship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.C. Parks &#8211; Denman Island Provincial Park &#038; Helliwell Provincial Park<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Denman Conservancy Association<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Denman Island landowners &#038; community members<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Denman Island Park Butterfly Reserve<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Employment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Greater Vancouver Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hornby Island landowners &#038; community members<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hornby Island Natural History Centre<\/em><br \/>\n<em>K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Oregon Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Taylor\u2019s Checkerspot Butterfly Recovery Implementation Group<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Taylor\u2019s Checkerspot Community Working Group<\/em><br \/>\n<em>University of British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1b3dh2-5f117a625b4c19dff01bcfe8075ae1f2\">\n.flex_column.av-lk1b3dh2-5f117a625b4c19dff01bcfe8075ae1f2{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lk1b3dh2-5f117a625b4c19dff01bcfe8075ae1f2 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_button  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzvb2r2-11d169360d6ba5ac71fe6ce03c052f7f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ljzvb2r2-11d169360d6ba5ac71fe6ce03c052f7f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ljzvb2r2-11d169360d6ba5ac71fe6ce03c052f7f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ljzvb2r2-11d169360d6ba5ac71fe6ce03c052f7f av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-72  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50806 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50806 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250429_OSF_JagAthwalAtSite_CreoDigital1-180x180.jpg' alt='' title='20250429_OSF_JagAthwalAtSite_CreoDigital1'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzva8dg-6dc4520ce5d614e853876233d6e0e759\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ljzva8dg-6dc4520ce5d614e853876233d6e0e759 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzva8dg-6dc4520ce5d614e853876233d6e0e759'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>&#8220;Through kilometres of surveying and inclement weather, our team worked tirelessly to survey for, collect and release Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterflies. Every wild sighting, every larval cluster and every waypoint recorded brings us closer to preserving this rare species.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jag Athwal, B.C. Projects Assistant Biologist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-sbjkf4-7060b2fcb0f26f37bf2209997203916a-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-74  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-sbjkf4-7060b2fcb0f26f37bf2209997203916a\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-sbjkf4-7060b2fcb0f26f37bf2209997203916a{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-sbjkf4-7060b2fcb0f26f37bf2209997203916a:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-sbjkf4-7060b2fcb0f26f37bf2209997203916a:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/taylors-checkerspot-butterfly-recovery\/'  class='avia-button av-sbjkf4-7060b2fcb0f26f37bf2209997203916a av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no 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class='av-special-heading av-lk1667c1-0cf166a186accc969d171cd19a1707fc av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-78  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Chrysemys picta bellii<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzw1ec1-d656ed51cb34522838a49d5dd33aaee4\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzw1csd-c23432b854bc0cbda8126b4950c976bf{\ntop:46%;\nleft:38.6%;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzw1csd-c23432b854bc0cbda8126b4950c976bf .av-image-hotspot_inner{\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzw1csd-c23432b854bc0cbda8126b4950c976bf .av-image-hotspot-pulse{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzw1ec1-d656ed51cb34522838a49d5dd33aaee4  avia-builder-el-79  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-ljzw1csd-c23432b854bc0cbda8126b4950c976bf av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='right' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-xlarge-width av-tt-pos-right av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  transparent_dark av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;If western painted turtles survive infancy, when they\u2019re most vulnerable to predators, they can live to well over 50 years old. But today, urban development in B.C. has added to the natural pressures these turtles face, pushing them to the edge of extinction.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;Since 2012, WPC has been collecting eggs from vulnerable nests and artificially incubating them at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. A few weeks after the eggs hatch, we release some of the new turtles back into the wetlands of Fraser Valley to augment populations through our \u201chatch and release\u201d program. Others we \u201chead-start\u201d for at least a year, caring for them until they\u2019re too large to be eaten by hungry bullfrogs and other predators.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: J. Athwal&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50809 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50809 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250508_WPT_TurtlesCloseUp_JAthwal-1256x630.jpg' alt='' title='20250508_WPT_TurtlesCloseUp_JAthwal'  height=\"630\" width=\"1256\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If western painted turtles survive infancy, when they\u2019re most vulnerable to predators, they can live to well over 50 years old. But today, urban development in B.C. has added to the natural pressures these turtles face, pushing them to the edge of extinction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since 2012, WPC has been collecting eggs from vulnerable nests and artificially incubating them at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. A few weeks after the eggs hatch, we release some of the new turtles back into the wetlands of Fraser Valley to augment populations through our \u201chatch and release\u201d program. Others we \u201chead-start\u201d for at least a year, caring for them until they\u2019re too large to be eaten by hungry bullfrogs and other predators.<\/p>\n<p>Photo : J. Athwal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_12'  class='avia-section av-4araq5n-25e02582ddd120c02e816424421ff56e main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-80  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5huucyo-4906b13217a1100b9769571273982a91\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5huucyo-4906b13217a1100b9769571273982a91{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5huucyo-4906b13217a1100b9769571273982a91 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-81  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078 .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"westernTurtle\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljg79ddg-3aee65d335eacd75ad95af9a0a657078 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-82  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Another year of record-high releases<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljg7fd51-e2fc8e7e37a25af901072a42448563b3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">WPC\u2019s recovery efforts are paying off, with more and more of the turtles we\u2019ve released now nesting in the wild. In 2024, we found 49 nests laid by western painted turtles that we\u2019ve released over the past decade, a 36 per cent increase over the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring, we collected 484 eggs for artificial incubation, rescuing them from wild nests in high-risk locations like roadsides and gravel boat ramps. An impressive 383 hatched, well above our average success rate.<\/p>\n<p>To keep those hatchlings healthy, we kept a watchful eye out for \u201csoft-shell\u201d disease. WPC has developed a highly effective medication for this deadly parasite, common in captive turtle and tortoise populations around the world. Treatment has not only reduced mortality rates but actually increased growth rates. This means we can release turtles sooner, creating more space to accommodate new hatchlings.<\/p>\n<p>We released 286 of this year\u2019s hatchlings into targeted areas where populations need a little boost. The rest joined our head-starting program, where they\u2019ll spend a year or so bulking up at our facility before rejoining their wild peers. Meanwhile, 226 turtles graduated from that head-starting program in 2024 \u2014 another record high. Before their release, we assessed the health of each one, microchipping and photographing the unique pattern on their undersides to track their success in the wild.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1xx36bk-acac301b87686340c628e692b9d673e9\">\n.avia-section.av-1xx36bk-acac301b87686340c628e692b9d673e9 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_13'  class='avia-section av-1xx36bk-acac301b87686340c628e692b9d673e9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-84  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1pgo8ps-bdac453bb1b2a388db2ab78bd29f1055 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-85  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzw4cgx-32eebcea799d920aa1b6077a755c6cb5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Fraser River Valley, British Columbia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Head-starting &#038; Reintroduction <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Land Steward Engagement <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Nest Protection<br \/>\nOutreach &#038; Education<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Aitchelitz First Nation <\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Annual Foundation <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Athene Ecological <\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.C. Conservation Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.C. Institute of Technology<\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Biodiversity Conservation Department of City of Surrey<\/em><br \/>\n<em>City of Chilliwack<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Coastal Painted Turtle Project<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Coastal Partners in Conservation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dewdney Animal Hospital<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Employment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Fraser Valley Conservancy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Greater Vancouver Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hagen Family Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kwantlen First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Lafarge Aggregates<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Langley Field Naturalists<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Leq\u2019a:mel First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Metro Vancouver Regional Parks<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Private landowners of Nicomen Slough and Murchie Lake<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sq\u2019\u00e9wqel (Seabird Island Band)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Skowkale First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Hagen Family Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>University of the Fraser Valley<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vancouver Island University<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Western Painted Turtle Recovery Team<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Yakweakwioose First Nation<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1grx8n4-2bb580ab8b53ee72ebf05da1a90807fe\">\n.flex_column.av-1grx8n4-2bb580ab8b53ee72ebf05da1a90807fe{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1grx8n4-2bb580ab8b53ee72ebf05da1a90807fe av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-87  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_button  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1e304s-153ade2a6f981e2438a1d96a6ddaec75\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lk1e304s-153ade2a6f981e2438a1d96a6ddaec75 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lk1e304s-153ade2a6f981e2438a1d96a6ddaec75 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lk1e304s-153ade2a6f981e2438a1d96a6ddaec75 av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-88  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50813 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50813 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250429_OSF_AndreaAndJagTogether_CreoDigital2-180x180.jpg' alt='' title='20250429_OSF_AndreaAndJagTogether_CreoDigital2'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1e2gd3-8bcd98e81be9c536bcd380784d274198\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1e2gd3-8bcd98e81be9c536bcd380784d274198 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1e2gd3-8bcd98e81be9c536bcd380784d274198'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cAs we continue to expand WPC\u2019s role in the monitoring of our head-start and augmented populations, we are seeing the results of our work begin to show on the landscape.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Andrea Gielens, Lead Biologist B.C. Projects<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-5eh9n8g-c0a30563bab306b4334da6e4140ecadc-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-90  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5eh9n8g-c0a30563bab306b4334da6e4140ecadc\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-5eh9n8g-c0a30563bab306b4334da6e4140ecadc{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-5eh9n8g-c0a30563bab306b4334da6e4140ecadc:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-5eh9n8g-c0a30563bab306b4334da6e4140ecadc:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/western-painted-turtle\/'  class='avia-button av-5eh9n8g-c0a30563bab306b4334da6e4140ecadc av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large 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.av-special-heading.av-ljzwhxrm-96cb2c5ac3feddc779377ed93545eb42 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljzwhxrm-96cb2c5ac3feddc779377ed93545eb42 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ljzwhxrm-96cb2c5ac3feddc779377ed93545eb42 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-93  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >EASTERN LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk166x5y-483e75438487744342cc5a9bacdaa9fc\">\n#top 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class='av-special-heading av-lk166x5y-483e75438487744342cc5a9bacdaa9fc av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-94  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Lanius ludovicians migrans<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzwjkk1-924673e6051c7db22c5cada26e3ec0d6\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzwjbxn-dbed25af97bd8f830373e38cf933fecd{\ntop:33.3%;\nleft:62.1%;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzwjbxn-dbed25af97bd8f830373e38cf933fecd .av-image-hotspot_inner{\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzwjbxn-dbed25af97bd8f830373e38cf933fecd .av-image-hotspot-pulse{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzwjkk1-924673e6051c7db22c5cada26e3ec0d6  avia-builder-el-95  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-ljzwjbxn-dbed25af97bd8f830373e38cf933fecd av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='left' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-xlarge-width av-tt-pos-left av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  transparent_dark av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Eastern loggerhead shrikes once thrived across Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. But the loss and fragmentation of the open grasslands and pastures they depend on have contributed to their drastic declines.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Ontario\u2019s population of eastern loggerhead shrikes dwindled to two dozen pairs in 2003, Environment Canada asked WPC to lead a multi-partner recovery effort. We pioneered the use of large breeding enclosures located in their natural habitat where fledglings could learn key survival skills before we released them. Just a few years later, one of those birds migrated south and then returned to breed with a wild shrike \u2014 a songbird conservation first.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To date, WPC has bred and released more than 1,300 shrikes, ensuring this feisty bird doesn\u2019t disappear from Canada.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: M. Felperin&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50819 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50819 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/202412_LOSH_MDCaptiveResight_ShrikeFlyingNearStub_MatthewFelperin-1500x630.jpeg' alt='' title='202412_LOSH_MDCaptiveResight_ShrikeFlyingNearStub_MatthewFelperin'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nEastern loggerhead shrikes once thrived across Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. But the loss and fragmentation of the open grasslands and pastures they depend on have contributed to their drastic declines.<\/p>\n<p>When Ontario\u2019s population of eastern loggerhead shrikes dwindled to two dozen pairs in 2003, Environment Canada asked WPC to lead a multi-partner recovery effort. We pioneered the use of large breeding enclosures located in their natural habitat where fledglings could learn key survival skills before we released them. Just a few years later, one of those birds migrated south and then returned to breed with a wild shrike \u2014 a songbird conservation first.<\/p>\n<p>To date, WPC has bred and released more than 1,300 shrikes, ensuring this feisty bird doesn\u2019t disappear from Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: M. Felperin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_15'  class='avia-section av-56hn4w0-87d10d3d645f4c2ece217dbc4d954661 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-96  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4bozvc0-01dc06c3800e040dd862c30a83dcf193\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4bozvc0-01dc06c3800e040dd862c30a83dcf193{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4bozvc0-01dc06c3800e040dd862c30a83dcf193 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-97  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"easternShrike\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljzwkf1y-f980133c1c8b7d462ff7a329ab64c50d av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-98  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Bouncing back after funding shortfalls<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzwkyrj-751a6c8da9f4f7ce28f88ee5725a68bf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After the loss of provincial funding in 2023, limiting the number of field staff we could hire that year, our efforts to recover eastern loggerhead shrikes rebounded significantly in 2024.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eleven of the shrike pairs in our conservation breeding program produced young. As a result, <b>we released 43 fledglings, more than double the number in 2023.<\/b> We equipped 11 of those birds with radio tags, allowing us to track their migration.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Staff from new partners Parc Omega and National Aviary assisted with releases at our Napanee field site, providing a much-needed boost to our on-the-ground capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Those releases are crucial to maintaining the breeding population in Ontario. Our 2024 monitoring revealed that nearly <b>one in four of the fledglings we found in the wild had at least one parent released from a conservation breeding program. <\/b>This means that without WPC\u2019s conservation program, we would no longer be able to see theses amazing birds here in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>But continued collaboration is needed to ensure the future of this migratory songbird across its entire North American range. To facilitate that collaboration, WPC staff led a series of conservation planning workshops that brought together eastern loggerhead shrike experts from the field, zoos, NGOs, governments, universities and other organizations.<\/p>\n<p>At the final workshop in January 2024, we hammered out the details of a continent-wide conservation strategy, including identifying threats in breeding and overwintering grounds and drafting action plans for the next decade.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4xn8ikg-08e52605f28412b6bd79e9fef9a6432f\">\n.avia-section.av-4xn8ikg-08e52605f28412b6bd79e9fef9a6432f .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_16'  class='avia-section av-4xn8ikg-08e52605f28412b6bd79e9fef9a6432f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-100  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-47nq3q8-a887521924273bc2915826739c8ad6c8 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-101  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzwo0a7-c6af17cd033b4be32e18d19786c87497'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Southern Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Breeding &#038; Reintroduction<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Creating Partnerships<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Habitat Restoration<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Land Steward Engagement<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Outreach &#038; Education<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Population Monitoring<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Recherche<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Threat Mitigation<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Safari du Lion Africain<\/em><br \/>\n<em>BluEarth Renewables<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Carden Forum<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Couchiching Conservancy<\/em><br \/>\n<em>David Charitable Trust<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dufferin Aggregates<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Environment &#038; Climate Change Canada \u2013 ECO Canada Science Horizons Internship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Employment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hodgson Family Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kingston Solar LP<\/em><br \/>\n<em>K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Napanee Plains Joint Initiative<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Nashville Zoo at Grassmere<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Natural Resources Canada \u2013 Clean Tech Internship Program<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ontario Parks &#8211; Carden Alvar Provincial Park<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Parc Omega<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Partners in Flight Eastern Grasslands Working Group<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Queen\u2019s University<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo &#038; Conservation Biology Institute<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Takla Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Land Between<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The National Aviary<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The North American Loggerhead Shrike Working Group<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Toronto Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>University of Guelph\u2019s Master of Wildlife Biology Program<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Western University<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-48200 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48200 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-Helmi-Hess-180x180.jpg' alt='' title='w-Helmi-Hess'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1e8v9b-e600e4f54171aa946d73f7e67dc7a97a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1e8v9b-e600e4f54171aa946d73f7e67dc7a97a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1e8v9b-e600e4f54171aa946d73f7e67dc7a97a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i>\u201cAs my second year with the project, I began to personally see the fruits of our labour with a significant increase in shrikes from the previous year \u2026 I was thrilled to spot first-time breeding birds released through the program and new shrike families on sites they hadn\u2019t been seen on in many years.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Helmi Hess, Lead Biologist, Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-48anaio-7f23f04b185001e6ac670c9a4fe19bfd-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-106  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-48anaio-7f23f04b185001e6ac670c9a4fe19bfd\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-48anaio-7f23f04b185001e6ac670c9a4fe19bfd{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-48anaio-7f23f04b185001e6ac670c9a4fe19bfd:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s 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data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Ninety per cent of all flowering plants need pollinators to reproduce. That makes insect pollinators like bumble bees a cornerstone of natural ecosystems. But since the 1990s, their numbers have been collapsing.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Until the causes of these declines can be reversed, conservation breeding and reintroduction is the only way to safeguard at-risk bumble bees. That\u2019s why WPC began working with them in 2013. Today, we\u2019re the only organization in the world rebuilding wild bumble bee populations through conservation breeding.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;WPC\u2019s lab at Ontario\u2019s African Lion Safari currently focuses on at-risk yellow-banded bumble bees and their common tri-coloured cousins. Working with both species will give us insights we can apply to other endangered bees, including the future reintroduction of rusty-patched bumble bees back to Canada.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: J. Petrik (Pollinator Photo Contest)&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50822 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50822 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025PollinatorPhotoContest_JoePetrik1-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='2025PollinatorPhotoContest_JoePetrik1'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nNinety per cent of all flowering plants need pollinators to reproduce. That makes insect pollinators like bumble bees a cornerstone of natural ecosystems. But since the 1990s, their numbers have been collapsing.<\/p>\n<p>Until the causes of these declines can be reversed, conservation breeding and reintroduction is the only way to safeguard at-risk bumble bees. That\u2019s why WPC began working with them in 2013. Today, we\u2019re the only organization in the world rebuilding wild bumble bee populations through conservation breeding.<\/p>\n<p>WPC\u2019s lab at Ontario\u2019s African Lion Safari currently focuses on at-risk yellow-banded bumble bees and their common tri-coloured cousins. Working with both species will give us insights we can apply to other endangered bees, including the future reintroduction of rusty-patched bumble bees back to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: J. Petrik (Pollinator Photo Contest)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_18'  class='avia-section av-2kxdf40-ca6fb83eb8ce67819989a6dc7dd0eeb4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-112  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3uuhlds-d94e8eee8a61d164eac2a543181f65f5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3uuhlds-d94e8eee8a61d164eac2a543181f65f5{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3uuhlds-d94e8eee8a61d164eac2a543181f65f5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-113  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015 .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"nativeBees\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljzwss33-3712f693f5fde3b677bcfb67f1091015 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-114  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Buzz-worthy successes<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzwtcd5-59564cca969d3a77f1ae9aacf54e87bf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Recent breakthroughs mean we\u2019re producing dramatically more bumble bees in our lab each year. In 2024, those successes continued.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our yellow-banded bumble colonies <b>produced 1,091 males and 172 gynes (new queens), up 30 per cent from the previous year.<\/b> For the first time, we also successfully bred yellow-banded bumble bees through their entire life cycle, thanks to new overwintering methods. This allowed us to establish our first lab-bred generation, <b>another global first for bumble bee conservation!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Our tri-coloured bumble colonies also thrived, producing 4,394 males and 223 gynes.<\/p>\n<p>To keep our lab operations buzzing, we collected 29 yellow-banded and 20 tri-coloured bumble bee queens in the wild. Meanwhile, our ongoing surveys of wild populations \u2014 <b>the largest bumble bee monitoring program in Canada<\/b> \u2014 further enriched our long-term monitoring data.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the research front, we advanced our ability to detect two significant parasites that pose a threat to bumble bees by adding genomic analysis of bee feces to our visual methods. To deepen our understanding of bumble bee health, we also tested three new pollen diets developed by bee researcher Dr. Mathilde Tissier on our new queens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We strengthened our community science programs, recruiting and training more volunteers to participate in bee surveys at Ontario\u2019s Rouge National Urban Park, Claremont Nature Centre and Pinery Provincial Park. Their efforts resulted in record-high uploads to Bumble Bee Watch, with 30% more observations than in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-28iylq8-e3d2b3cb51422f9fd1606fdd2ddad9d2\">\n.avia-section.av-28iylq8-e3d2b3cb51422f9fd1606fdd2ddad9d2 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_19'  class='avia-section av-28iylq8-e3d2b3cb51422f9fd1606fdd2ddad9d2 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-116  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1kg1bs0-af212e4c3350c282a9e15d7339769d45 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-117  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzwvhw3-e7192c07336357b7c8fe296c6a0dce4c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Southern \u00a0and Central Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Capacity Building<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Creating Partnerships<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Breeding &#038; Reintroduction<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Outreach &#038; Education<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Population Monitoring &#038; Assessments<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Recherche<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Threat Mitigation<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Safari du Lion Africain<\/em><br \/>\n<em> BumbleBeeWatch.org<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Centre de la science de la biodiversit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Centre national de la recherche scientifique &#8211; CNRS<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Claremont Nature Centre<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Colla Lab, York University<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Environment &#038; Climate Change Canada \u2013 ECO Canada Science Horizons Internship<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Employment and Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Esgeno\u00f4petitj Watershed Association<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Field Research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Gordon and Patricia Gray Animal Welfare Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Humble Bee<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg of the Algonquin First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> K.M. Hunter Charitable Fund<\/em><br \/>\n<em> MacIvor Lab, University of Toronto Scarborough<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Maitland Valley Conservation Authority<\/em><br \/>\n<em> McMaster University<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ontario Conservation Authorities<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Parcs Ontario<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ontario Power Generation \u2013 Darlington &#038; Pickering<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Parcs Canada<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Pinery Provincial Park<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Pollinisation Guelph<\/em><br \/>\n<em> rare Charitable Research Reserve<\/em><br \/>\n<em> RBC Community Investment Tech for Nature Fund<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Rouge National Urban Park<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Schroeder Lab, University of Minnesota<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Science Nord<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Sunset Community Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Takla Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> TD Friends of the Environment Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The Hagen Family Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The Xerces Society<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Toronto and Region Conservation Authority<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/em><br \/>\n<em> University of Guelph &#038; Arboretum<\/em><br \/>\n<em> University of Guelph\u2019s Master of Wildlife Biology Program<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3z7fgg0-612e597a21f8f887d9f128df4d2d0a9f\">\n.flex_column.av-3z7fgg0-612e597a21f8f887d9f128df4d2d0a9f{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3z7fgg0-612e597a21f8f887d9f128df4d2d0a9f av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-119  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_button  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1ggqrw-99dac56aba5f6a5371775df6a4671fd1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lk1ggqrw-99dac56aba5f6a5371775df6a4671fd1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lk1ggqrw-99dac56aba5f6a5371775df6a4671fd1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lk1ggqrw-99dac56aba5f6a5371775df6a4671fd1 av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-120  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50824 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50824 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024-BUMBLE_TaylorKerekes-180x180.jpg' alt='' title='2024 BUMBLE_TaylorKerekes'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1ggkg2-392cc41391def389bfab9352a2abd1a4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1ggkg2-392cc41391def389bfab9352a2abd1a4 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1ggkg2-392cc41391def389bfab9352a2abd1a4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i>\u201c2024 was a busy and rewarding year for the Bumble Bee Recovery Program. With extensive wild population surveys, major successes and expansion in our Conservation Breeding Lab, and impactful community outreach, we\u2019ve made large strides toward saving imperiled species like the yellow-banded bumble bee.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Taylor Kerekes, Lead Biologist, Native Pollinator Initiative<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-3yccmo0-bfd19b47a87ffeb7a057a52a742b0704-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-122  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3yccmo0-bfd19b47a87ffeb7a057a52a742b0704\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-3yccmo0-bfd19b47a87ffeb7a057a52a742b0704{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-3yccmo0-bfd19b47a87ffeb7a057a52a742b0704:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all 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.av-special-heading.av-lk168t8s-d7fcd5ad3d1014457bcadbc0cc812d4b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk168t8s-d7fcd5ad3d1014457bcadbc0cc812d4b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lk168t8s-d7fcd5ad3d1014457bcadbc0cc812d4b av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-126  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sistrurus catenatus <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Thamnophis butleri<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzxf7pj-fc6f8b69fde5087614bdcb5cc93ce366\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzxf6al-ced8abf5d8c925646620d67dd811270d{\ntop:52.7%;\nleft:43.8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzxf7pj-fc6f8b69fde5087614bdcb5cc93ce366  avia-builder-el-127  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-ljzxf6al-ced8abf5d8c925646620d67dd811270d av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='left' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-xlarge-width av-tt-pos-left av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Until 2019, the Ojibway Prairie Complex near Windsor, Ontario was one of the few sites in the province where massasauga rattlesnakes could still be found. But for the past few years, no sightings have been reported. We\u2019re reversing that trend.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2021, the Ontario government asked WPC to lead the recovery of this threatened species. Since then, we\u2019ve successfully overwintered these snakes using artificial hibernacula: PVC tubes with internal chambers that we install underground, mimicking the crayfish burrows that massasaugas typically use.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2022, we used the same approach to successfully overwinter and release endangered Butler\u2019s gartersnakes. These projects make WPC one of only two organizations in the world, and the only one in Canada, determining how to reintroduce endangered snakes in the northern hemisphere, where cold winters pose a serious challenge.&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50826 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50826 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20241127_EAMA_OPRREC_SnakCamoInDeadLeaves2_JayDertinger-1368x630.jpg' alt='' title='20241127_EAMA_OPRREC_SnakCamoInDeadLeaves2_JayDertinger'  height=\"630\" width=\"1368\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nUntil 2019, the Ojibway Prairie Complex near Windsor, Ontario was one of the few sites in the province where massasauga rattlesnakes could still be found. But for the past few years, no sightings have been reported. We\u2019re reversing that trend.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Ontario government asked WPC to lead the recovery of this threatened species. Since then, we\u2019ve successfully overwintered these snakes using artificial hibernacula: PVC tubes with internal chambers that we install underground, mimicking the crayfish burrows that massasaugas typically use.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, we used the same approach to successfully overwinter and release endangered Butler\u2019s gartersnakes. These projects make WPC one of only two organizations in the world, and the only one in Canada, determining how to reintroduce endangered snakes in the northern hemisphere, where cold winters pose a serious challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_21'  class='avia-section av-3rkq1xc-61abe75089652ad479cb8a7be5a0f90c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-128  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2d3p8tc-2047f71a1bcde7e035853dbefccec6d0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2d3p8tc-2047f71a1bcde7e035853dbefccec6d0{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2d3p8tc-2047f71a1bcde7e035853dbefccec6d0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-129  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6 .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"massasaugaRattler\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljzxfe8s-25dacb1a174fd328a3b3e546b80c83a6 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-130  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Achieving massasauga milestones<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzxfvt1-c432bd33f0f27240dae200f948054d45'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our mission to save massasauga rattlesnakes reached a new milestone in 2024, with the <b>very first release of 21 massasaugas at the Ojibway Prairie.<\/b> The two-year-old snakes had already spent at least one winter on site in artificial hibernacula, in addition to head-starting at Toronto Zoo.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each of them was equipped with a radio transmitter that allowed us to track them in the wild. Three months after their release, 15 had survived \u2014 which is greater than the normal rate for two-year-old wild massasaugas.<\/p>\n<p>We also translocated eight Butler\u2019s gartersnakes to augment a declining local population in the same area, following similar overwintering and head-starting protocols.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not just reintroducing snakes to the Ojibway Prairie. We\u2019re making the area as habitable as possible to boost their odds of thriving. This year, that meant <b>removing more than 170 kilograms of trash and more than 110 kilograms of invasive plants.<\/b> We also added dozens of microhabitat features, including woody debris cover, nesting sites and additional artificial hibernacula.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>First Nations are crucial partners in this work, possessing deep ecological knowledge and shared conservation goals. And in many cases, massasauga habitat is located on or near Indigenous lands. In June, we hosted a gathering at Toronto Zoo to discuss collaborative recovery actions and followed it up with several visits to First Nation communities to strengthen these important relationships.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3ef1l1c-83527d580141d455b9cd2b96c28496de\">\n.avia-section.av-3ef1l1c-83527d580141d455b9cd2b96c28496de .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_22'  class='avia-section av-3ef1l1c-83527d580141d455b9cd2b96c28496de main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-132  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page 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\/>\n<em>Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Canada<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Caldwell First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Canadian Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Recovery Implementation Group<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Canadian Herpetological Society<\/em><br \/>\n<em>City of Windsor<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Eastern Georgian Bay Initiative<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Environment &#038; Climate Change Canada \u2013 ECO Canada Science Horizons Internship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Environment &#038; Climate Change Canada &#8211; Priority Places for Species at Risk<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Employment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Essex Region Conservation Authority<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Friends of Ojibway Prairie<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Georgian Bay Biosphere<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hydro One<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Laurentian University<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Little Ray\u2019s Nature Centre<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Magnetawan First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ojibway Nature Centre<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks &#8211; Species at Risk Stewardship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ontario Nature<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Parcs Ontario<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Queen\u2019s University<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Scales Nature Park<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Shawanaga First Nation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The Westaway Charitable Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Toronto Zoo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Town of LaSalle<\/em><br \/>\n<em>University of Waterloo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>University of Windsor<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Wiikwemkoong First Nation<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-91vfi8-0b495be9a0713421f7cae6a817278bf5\">\n.flex_column.av-91vfi8-0b495be9a0713421f7cae6a817278bf5{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-91vfi8-0b495be9a0713421f7cae6a817278bf5 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-135  el_after_av_three_fifth  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src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250429_JonathanChoquetteForHamiltonSpectatorArticle_KennethPastushyn2-180x180.jpg' alt='' title='20250429_JonathanChoquetteForHamiltonSpectatorArticle_KennethPastushyn2'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1gmkyi-f6e506d0be16925ab9196456abe9daef\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1gmkyi-f6e506d0be16925ab9196456abe9daef .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1gmkyi-f6e506d0be16925ab9196456abe9daef'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i>\u201cOur work this year is monumental in that we finally succeeded in conducting our first experimental conservation translocation with eastern massasaugas at Ojibway Prairie!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jonathan Choquette, Lead Biologist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-2cuh0xs-ae353d4bc9dee882f73c861e6b0fdb60-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-138  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2cuh0xs-ae353d4bc9dee882f73c861e6b0fdb60\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-2cuh0xs-ae353d4bc9dee882f73c861e6b0fdb60{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-2cuh0xs-ae353d4bc9dee882f73c861e6b0fdb60:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-2cuh0xs-ae353d4bc9dee882f73c861e6b0fdb60:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/massasauga-rattlesnake-translocation\/'  class='avia-button av-2cuh0xs-ae353d4bc9dee882f73c861e6b0fdb60 av-link-btn 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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk1694zx-30a9d0b5baa4b77e163bf5bd069a8117 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lk1694zx-30a9d0b5baa4b77e163bf5bd069a8117 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote classic-quote  avia-builder-el-145  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Erynnis martialis<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzzfa0w-b750d293ff38b2b1e853cc1a8fb4123a\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-ljzzf8k1-755061700d25f9d198470d03adf95af0{\ntop:56.7%;\nleft:69.7%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzzfa0w-b750d293ff38b2b1e853cc1a8fb4123a  avia-builder-el-146  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-ljzzf8k1-755061700d25f9d198470d03adf95af0 av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='left' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-xlarge-width av-tt-pos-left av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Duskywing butterflies have become a rare sight in Ontario in recent years. Agriculture and urban sprawl have eliminated much of the tallgrass prairies they depend on, while invasive species are degrading what little remains.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To bring them back, WPC joined the multi-partner Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team in 2012. Together, this dynamic group launched an effort to breed duskywings at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory and reintroduce them to Pinery Provincial Park on the shores of Lake Huron.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since the initial reintroduction into the park in 2021, the team has released more than 1,400 mottled duskywing pupae, caterpillars and adults throughout Pinery. Now, those released butterflies are breeding sustainably in the wild, making this the first-ever successful butterfly reintroduction in Ontario.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: S. Underwood&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50829 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50829 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20240625-MODU_ShannonUnderwoodBlogandSocialPost2-1300x630.jpg' alt='' title='20240625 MODU_ShannonUnderwoodBlogandSocialPost2'  height=\"630\" width=\"1300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nDuskywing butterflies have become a rare sight in Ontario in recent years. Agriculture and urban sprawl have eliminated much of the tallgrass prairies they depend on, while invasive species are degrading what little remains.<\/p>\n<p>To bring them back, WPC joined the multi-partner Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team in 2012. Together, this dynamic group launched an effort to breed duskywings at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory and reintroduce them to Pinery Provincial Park on the shores of Lake Huron.<\/p>\n<p>Since the initial reintroduction into the park in 2021, the team has released more than 1,400 mottled duskywing pupae, caterpillars and adults throughout Pinery. Now, those released butterflies are breeding sustainably in the wild, making this the first-ever successful butterfly reintroduction in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: S. 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Caterpillars must form chrysalises to survive the winter, emerge as adult butterflies the following year, breed and lay eggs that hatch into new caterpillars. Last spring\u2019s field surveys confirmed that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In total, our crew observed 230 mottled duskywings with sightings at all life stages, as well as egg laying at multiple locations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The first generation of adult butterflies emerged in the beginning of May, producing the earliest flight records in Ontario! Some of the caterpillars produced by that first generation entered diapause, a period of suspended development. But others matured into adults in July and went on to produce a second flight generation, boosting the population even further.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The findings highlight the success of the release program in re-establishing wild populations at Pinery Provincial Park on Lake Huron. Indeed, the program was so successful that the team shifted efforts to new release sites in a different part of the province \u2014 this time in Norfolk County, along the shores of Lake Erie, where we released 400 conservation-bred adult duskywings.<\/p>\n<p>Now we\u2019re aiming to advance similar conservation programs for frosted elfin (an Ontario butterfly that\u2019s now considered extirpated from Canada) and half-moon hairstreak (a small grassland butterfly, threatened in Alberta and B.C.).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16soa80-4dca607f9a46f3efdda8b48e94686199\">\n.avia-section.av-16soa80-4dca607f9a46f3efdda8b48e94686199 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_25'  class='avia-section av-16soa80-4dca607f9a46f3efdda8b48e94686199 main_color avia-section-default 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\/>\nRecherche<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Employment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Natural Resources Solutions Inc.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Norris Lab, University of Guelph<\/em><br \/>\n<em>NSERC of Canada Alliance Grant<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ontario Butterfly Species At Risk Recovery Team<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ontario Parks &#8211; Pinery Provincial Park<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-29kcmio-b3dd8e90d97d353530358d0157de446c\">\n.flex_column.av-29kcmio-b3dd8e90d97d353530358d0157de446c{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-29kcmio-b3dd8e90d97d353530358d0157de446c av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-154  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_button  flex_column_div'  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height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1gnk6s-4477e73645945f4d37d48e8a95e5e6b9\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1gnk6s-4477e73645945f4d37d48e8a95e5e6b9 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1gnk6s-4477e73645945f4d37d48e8a95e5e6b9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i>\u201cIt is truly inspiring to see such positive numbers for the mottled duskywing so soon after four years of effort, and we are extremely hopeful for its future and for this population at Pinery to become self-sustaining \u2026 This is evidence that conservation efforts work!\u201d<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Shannon Underwood, 2024 Crew Lead, Mottled Duskywing Pinery Reintroduction Program<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  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data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;The burrowing owl is one of the smallest owl species, distinguished by its very long legs and short tail. It gets its name from its habit of nesting in burrows dug by animals such as ground squirrels, badgers and prairie dogs. Burrowing owls are also known as \u201cHowdy Owls\u201d because of their habit of bobbing up and down in a bowing motion, a behaviour that likely allows them to determine distance from multiple viewpoints. Young owls in the nest make a rattling sound similar to rattlesnakes to ward off predators. They are nocturnal, although unlike other owls, they are also active to a certain extent during the day. Burrowing owls feed on rodents, large insects (such as crickets, beetles and grasshoppers), and small reptiles and amphibians.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: S. Shappas&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50835 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50835 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Date-BUOW_BirdInFieldOnRock_Alberta_SamShappas-1500x630.jpg' alt='' title='(Date) BUOW_BirdInFieldOnRock_Alberta_SamShappas'  height=\"630\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nLa chev\u00eache des terriers est l'une des plus petites esp\u00e8ces de chouettes, qui se distingue par ses tr\u00e8s longues pattes et sa queue courte. Elle tire son nom de son habitude de nicher dans des terriers creus\u00e9s par des animaux tels que les \u00e9cureuils terrestres, les blaireaux et les chiens de prairie. On la surnomme aussi \u00ab chouette Howdy \u00bb en raison de leur habitude de hocher la t\u00eate d'avant en arri\u00e8re en signe de r\u00e9v\u00e9rence, un comportement qui leur permet probablement d'\u00e9valuer les distances depuis diff\u00e9rents points de vue. Les jeunes chouettes dans le nid \u00e9mettent un son de cliquetis similaire \u00e0 celui des serpents \u00e0 sonnettes pour \u00e9loigner les pr\u00e9dateurs. La chev\u00eache des terriers est nocturne, bien que, contrairement \u00e0 d'autres chouettes, elle soit \u00e9galement active dans une certaine mesure pendant la journ\u00e9e. Elle se nourrit de rongeurs, de gros insectes (comme les grillons, les col\u00e9opt\u00e8res et les sauterelles), ainsi que de petits reptiles et amphibiens.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: S. 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As a result, egg production doubled \u2014 and so did survival rates.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today, we continue to support recovery efforts as a member of the Burrowing Owl Alliance, which brings together organizations from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Because the majority of burrowing owl habitat is found on private property, our work this year focused on education and outreach. We have begun creating <b>a website to share stewardship information with the public, as well as a guide to help landowners preserve habitat <\/b>for owls and other grassland species.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Although Environment and Climate Change Canada funding for the project wraps up in 2025, we aim to continue growing the Alliance into a long-term conservation network that extends across the burrowing owl\u2019s entire North American range, making it easier to collaborate and share knowledge. 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itemprop=\"headline\"  >ONTARIO TURTLE WORKING GROUP<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzwzayo-6aa3bb49f12e20a904d12086cf6eb90c\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-lzrd14yf-797f865f78ffe032beb57dba69bcc9df{\ntop:51%;\nleft:45.4%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzwzayo-6aa3bb49f12e20a904d12086cf6eb90c  avia-builder-el-182  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-lzrd14yf-797f865f78ffe032beb57dba69bcc9df av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='right' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-large-width av-tt-pos-right av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Ontario is home to all 8 native turtle species found in Canada, including: wood turtles, eastern musk turtles, Blanding\u2019s turtles, snapping turtles, spiny softshell turtles, northern map turtles, spotted turtles, and painted turtles (both midland and western sub-species).&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, almost all the species (all but the western painted turtle sub-species) are or are recommended to be listed as Species-at-Risk within the province, due to threats such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, road mortality human-subsidized predation, poaching, environmental pollution, and climate change.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: R. Fallas&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50837 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50837 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20210620-SNTU_RA_TurtleNesting_AlgonquinPark_RachelFallas-1008x630.jpg' alt='' title='20210620 SNTU_R&amp;A_TurtleNesting_AlgonquinPark_RachelFallas'  height=\"630\" width=\"1008\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nOntario is home to all 8 native turtle species found in Canada, including: wood turtles, eastern musk turtles, Blanding\u2019s turtles, snapping turtles, spiny softshell turtles, northern map turtles, spotted turtles, and painted turtles (both midland and western sub-species).<\/p>\n<p>However, almost all the species (all but the western painted turtle sub-species) are or are recommended to be listed as Species-at-Risk within the province, due to threats such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, road mortality human-subsidized predation, poaching, environmental pollution, and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: R. Fallas<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_30'  class='avia-section av-2lkew80-14074c4038f8c32734c4aff9b70769c0 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-183  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18utz4-368e28d5f4079658b18ceb6d28320c38\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-18utz4-368e28d5f4079658b18ceb6d28320c38{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-18utz4-368e28d5f4079658b18ceb6d28320c38 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-184  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"ontarioTurtle\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljzx0eu8-61387dfaad23f2249f0cd6d863b8658a av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-185  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Teaming up for turtles<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzx0wuq-0e9f3bc5d2371c016db724bd6eeac347'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In 2021, WPC co-founded the Working Group for the Conservation of Ontario Turtles (WGCOT). Its mission: to bring conservation partners together to save Ontario\u2019s turtles. The collaborative approach streamlines recovery efforts, delivering bigger impacts than any one organization could achieve on its own.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot at stake. The province is home to all eight native turtle species found in Canada \u2014 wood turtles, eastern musk turtles, Blanding\u2019s turtles, snapping turtles, spiny softshell turtles, northern map turtles, spotted turtles and painted turtles. And all of them are at risk, due to habitat destruction, vehicles, poaching, pollution and other stresses.<\/p>\n<p>One of our key activities has been developing the Standard Ontario Turtle Beneficial Management Practices, drawing from the collective experience of experts who have spent decades working in this field. This document serves as a guide for turtle conservation actions in Ontario and across Canada. Examples include protecting nests from predators, collecting and incubating eggs, head-starting the resulting hatchlings and releasing them back to the wild.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Initial project funding is now wrapped up. However, new grant applications are underway to expand WGCOT, finish, publish and translate the beneficial practices document, host a conservation planning workshop for Blanding\u2019s turtle, and facilitate a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to turtle conservation that integrates Western and Indigenous knowledge systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1yr3f7k-b9ae0055cf50ae540c5d28e883903450\">\n.avia-section.av-1yr3f7k-b9ae0055cf50ae540c5d28e883903450 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_31'  class='avia-section av-1yr3f7k-b9ae0055cf50ae540c5d28e883903450 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-187  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div 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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk001l9m-6318542cb55518fb9a055fe18951950e .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lk001l9m-6318542cb55518fb9a055fe18951950e av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-199  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SPECIES CONSERVATION PLANNING<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-lk003om1-03f20d031f502b813461e3b7b9880428\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-mfmpi2mi-08279bbf679382ee8ca1aeea52dba16b{\ntop:48.4%;\nleft:62.6%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-lk003om1-03f20d031f502b813461e3b7b9880428  avia-builder-el-200  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-mfmpi2mi-08279bbf679382ee8ca1aeea52dba16b av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='right' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-large-width av-tt-pos-right av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Long-term conservation of endangered species continues to face new and emerging challenges, such as novel diseases and the impacts of climate change. In today\u2019s world, the view that all species can be effectively conserved with minimal management simply by creating large areas of protected habitat is unrealistic. There is an increasing need for active management and long-term human intervention, guided by strategic plans that are tailored to the conservation needs of species.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photo: H. Wheeler&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50841 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50841 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/240124-LOSH_CSI_SCPThreats_HWheeler-1441x1080.jpg' alt='' title='240124 LOSH_CSI_SCPThreats_HWheeler'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1441\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nLong-term conservation of endangered species continues to face new and emerging challenges, such as novel diseases and the impacts of climate change. In today\u2019s world, the view that all species can be effectively conserved with minimal management simply by creating large areas of protected habitat is unrealistic. There is an increasing need for active management and long-term human intervention, guided by strategic plans that are tailored to the conservation needs of species.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: H. Wheeler<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_33'  class='avia-section av-4348h0g-8138a65be30ba32d3789e8c691418366 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-201  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qolnj4-84846ef574e2fa66176003ed10413731\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-qolnj4-84846ef574e2fa66176003ed10413731{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-qolnj4-84846ef574e2fa66176003ed10413731 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-202  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"canadianSI\"  class='av-special-heading av-lk0060k8-a570deb715b691018ee60a916eae99ac av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-203  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Charting the best path forward for at-risk species<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk006dk9-21e7df308ad1949b3396a055e1619456'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In 2019, WPC and African Lion Safari co-founded the Canadian Species Initiative (CSI) to promote a coordinated and holistic approach to saving endangered species here in Canada. CSI champions the One Plan Approach, which combines <i>in situ<\/i> conservation efforts in the wild like restoring habitats with ex situ approaches such as head-starting and conservation breeding. Adopting the One Plan Approach in Canada will significantly improve conservation outcomes. Recovery plans are often developed by a few experts without full collaboration, whereas international experience shows early, integrated planning leads to much better results.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, we <b>completed a Conservation Strategy for the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike \u2014 the culmination of three years of collaboration<\/b> between more than 40 shrike researchers, land managers, zoos, governments and industry across North America. This document gives shrike conservation partners a range-wide roadmap for recovery that incorporates all the best available science, as well as a clear and detailed plan for how to get there.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, following the success of CSI\u2019s workshop for eastern mountain avens in 2023, we hosted a similar conservation planning workshop for Furbish\u2019s lousewort: a rare plant found only along the banks of the Wolastoq River in New Brunswick and Maine. The three-day event brought together representatives from provincial and federal governments, species experts, research scientists, land conservancies, landowners and Indigenous knowledge holders. Together, we evaluated and recommend conservation actions for the species.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, WPC will be applying the One Plan Approach to many other species, including gray ratsnakes, global freshwater fish, Canadian frogs and bumble bees.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_34'  class='avia-section av-3hj3d34-ab5301996a51573123b3be1a4db42d05 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-205  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-34g9rwg-240a652685b29a7f5d712a58e063c6a2 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-206  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk008q2j-0c0b7c421e319c84662c9d90d50c71ae'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Canada-wide<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Capacity Building<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Creating Partnerships<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Enhanced Conservation Planning<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Facilitating Best Practices<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Leadership<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Conservation Needs Assessment<\/p>\n<p><\/em><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Safari du Lion Africain<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Canada\u2019s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Environment &#038; Climate Change Canada &#8211; ECO Canada Science Horizons Internship<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Environment &#038; Climate Change Canada &#8211; Priority Places<\/em><br 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.hr.hr-invisible.av-5awgo0-c511e13ae09f28a2e725657f962b82a3{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5awgo0-c511e13ae09f28a2e725657f962b82a3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-210  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1gsmln-33ade10ae96510d701f314cf71e628c0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1gsmln-33ade10ae96510d701f314cf71e628c0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1gsmln-33ade10ae96510d701f314cf71e628c0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i>\u201cWe had a successful year finishing a complex multi-year project for loggerhead shrikes, engaging with new partners and facilitating new processes, and sharing our expertise with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Canadian and international partners.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/i><i><\/i>&#8211; Stephanie Winton, Conservation Planning Coordinator, Wildlife Preservation Canada &#038; Regional Resource Centre Canada Convenor for the IUCN\u2019s Conservation Planning Specialist Group<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-2horts-ee87a90756b84702a846f8f88fee8f30-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-212  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2horts-ee87a90756b84702a846f8f88fee8f30\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-2horts-ee87a90756b84702a846f8f88fee8f30{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-2horts-ee87a90756b84702a846f8f88fee8f30:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top 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type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-sub-av-ljzzqgqt-d5cba665e54a051d6ab207650dda3f1f\">\n.av-hotspot-image-container .av-image-hotspot.av-lk06ewa4-ea341b53c79880cb08bdcbb3367052a0{\ntop:21.4%;\nleft:51.7%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-hotspot-image-container av-ljzzqgqt-d5cba665e54a051d6ab207650dda3f1f  avia-builder-el-216  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-hotspot-blank av-mobile-fallback-active  av-non-fullwidth-hotspot-image'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='av-hotspot-container'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-cell'><div class='av-hotspot-container-inner-wrap'><div class='av-image-hotspot av-lk06ewa4-ea341b53c79880cb08bdcbb3367052a0 av-image-hotspot-1' data-avia-tooltip-position='right' data-avia-tooltip-alignment='centered' data-avia-tooltip-class='av-tt-large-width av-tt-pos-right av-tt-align-centered  av-mobile-fallback-active  main_color av-tt-hotspot' data-avia-tooltip='&lt;p&gt;Since 1988, the Canada\u2019s New Noah program has given young biologists the opportunity of a lifetime. Each year, we select one post-secondary graduate to attend the Durrell Conservation Academy and then spend six months on the tropical island of Mauritius, working with some of the most endangered species on the planet.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New Noahs have gone on to lead conservation organizations across the country. They\u2019ve played key roles in the recovery of Canadian species like whooping cranes, swift foxes and northern leopard frogs and worked in almost every province and territory. Graduates of the program have also contributed to species conservation around the world and pioneered techniques that are saving species at risk, from California condors to sea turtles.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photo: R. Heffernan&lt;\/p&gt;'><div class='av-image-hotspot_inner'>1<\/div><div class='av-image-hotspot-pulse'><\/div><\/div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50844 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50844 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20240319_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_RedTailedTropicBird_Seabirds.jpg' alt='' title='20240319_CNN_RosieHeffernan_RoundIsland_RedTailedTropicBird_Seabirds'  height=\"836\" width=\"1119\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip av-image-hotspot-1'><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-count\">1<div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-hotspot-fallback-tooltip-inner clearfix\"><p>\nSince 1988, the Canada\u2019s New Noah program has given young biologists the opportunity of a lifetime. Each year, we select one post-secondary graduate to attend the Durrell Conservation Academy and then spend six months on the tropical island of Mauritius, working with some of the most endangered species on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>New Noahs have gone on to lead conservation organizations across the country. They\u2019ve played key roles in the recovery of Canadian species like whooping cranes, swift foxes and northern leopard frogs and worked in almost every province and territory. Graduates of the program have also contributed to species conservation around the world and pioneered techniques that are saving species at risk, from California condors to sea turtles.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: R. Heffernan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_36'  class='avia-section av-421aq1s-47dd3e0194e706124e51ed1f90798e3f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-217  el_after_av_image_hotspot  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16fgglc-86ef6113c8421d5ebb233e24a0dc9f17\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-16fgglc-86ef6113c8421d5ebb233e24a0dc9f17{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-16fgglc-86ef6113c8421d5ebb233e24a0dc9f17 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-218  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3 .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 50px 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"canadasNew\"  class='av-special-heading av-ljzzxa14-a2ddfdbb0a3b47c7f96e803a6652ace3 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-219  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Training a new generation of Canadian conservation leaders<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzzxs3g-c6124bc2d6fece151b5ce84e2fff2e94'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Since 1988, WPC\u2019s Canada\u2019s New Noah program has been equipping young biologists with the knowledge and tools to save endangered animals in Canada and around the world, creating a cohort of highly skilled conservation experts.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each year, we select one applicant to complete a three-month course at the Durrell Conservation Academy on the U.K. island of Jersey, followed by a six-month internship on the islands of Mauritius and Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, that applicant was Rosie Heffernan. As WPC\u2019s 33rd Canada\u2019s New Noah, Rosie studied endangered species management on Jersey with a dozen other young biologists from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>From there, she headed east to work on conservation projects alongside seasoned experts. In Mauritius, Rosie monitored populations of threatened lizards and seabirds, planted native plants and helped control outbreaks of invasive species. In Madagascar, she spent time at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust\u2019s conservation breeding facility for critically endangered<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>tortoise and turtle species.<\/p>\n<p>In the process, she gained invaluable practical training and field experience on the management of wildlife recovery projects, on the frontline, for many of the world\u2019s most critically endangered species. Today, Rosie is back in Canada with a new repertoire of knowledge and skills to contribute \u2014 and a new appreciation of what it takes to bring endangered species back from the brink. Above all, having now experienced firsthand how species can be saved from the brink of extinction in places where the obstacles appeared unassailable, Rosie returns to Canada with much hope that we can do the same here for our own wildlife species in need.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3eyr15s-571a6cddcbc6b1a25238345bc9dc87ab\">\n.avia-section.av-3eyr15s-571a6cddcbc6b1a25238345bc9dc87ab .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#333333;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_37'  class='avia-section av-3eyr15s-571a6cddcbc6b1a25238345bc9dc87ab main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-221  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-31fdlcw-be48103a00dda2e7f841b906719213a9 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-222  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljzzyjxw-78f3d1c7b1b3bbc2a1fc6455963650d7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Program Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Jersey, UK (Durrell Conservation Academy)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WPC Conservation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Capacity Building<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Leadership<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 Program Partners &#038; Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation<br \/>\nDurrell Wildlife Conservation Trust<br \/>\nla Fondation pour la faune de Maurice<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-11r0xk0-dba705ffa80d31429e094e661ec17cd9\">\n.flex_column.av-11r0xk0-dba705ffa80d31429e094e661ec17cd9{\ntransform:scale(1.1);\nz-index:5;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-11r0xk0-dba705ffa80d31429e094e661ec17cd9 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-224  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_button  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1gqxyq-c8cd6e95f100ec8e0462a004c955c8b9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lk1gqxyq-c8cd6e95f100ec8e0462a004c955c8b9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lk1gqxyq-c8cd6e95f100ec8e0462a004c955c8b9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lk1gqxyq-c8cd6e95f100ec8e0462a004c955c8b9 av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-225  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-50843 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50843 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooTortoiseHugMike-2-180x180.jpeg' alt='' title='20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooTortoiseHugMike 2'  height=\"180\" width=\"180\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1gra6g-6e1cf1a445bebdfcc284f35d3c931e70\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1gra6g-6e1cf1a445bebdfcc284f35d3c931e70 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1gra6g-6e1cf1a445bebdfcc284f35d3c931e70'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i>\u201cI\u2019m coming home from this life-changing journey with gifts spilling out of my arms: lifelong friendships, amazing mentors and new colleagues, and countless opportunities to learn new skills. I can\u2019t wait to pay these gifts forward to the next project I work on here in Canada.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Rosie Heffernan, Canada\u2019s 33rd New Noah<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-14bwjxc-4a0a15c19a386ae0c8ddd40fe531e778-wrap avia-button-right  avia-builder-el-227  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_hr'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14bwjxc-4a0a15c19a386ae0c8ddd40fe531e778\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-14bwjxc-4a0a15c19a386ae0c8ddd40fe531e778{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\nmargin:60px 160px 0 0;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-14bwjxc-4a0a15c19a386ae0c8ddd40fe531e778:hover{\nbackground-color:black;\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-14bwjxc-4a0a15c19a386ae0c8ddd40fe531e778:hover .avia-svg-icon 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id='milestone-overwintering-yellow-banded-bumble-bees' ><strong>Overwintering yellow-banded bumble bees<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>For the first time, WPC\u2019s team <b>successfully kept yellow-banded bumble bees through the winter<\/b> at our Bumble Bee Conservation Lab in Ontario. This allowed us to establish our first lab generation, doubling our mating successes and significantly increasing the number of bees we can produce. Of the 29 yellow-banded queens in our care, 76 per cent successfully produced workers, up from 65 per cent in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mfmrw995-5a4667995c9cdea69a03eef3fa9b08ce av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>As part of the Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team, WPC has been part of the release and monitoring of more than 1,400 mottled duskywings throughout Pinery Provincial Park since 2021. Those efforts have been so successful, so quickly, that <b>we will be shifting reintroduction efforts to a new additional site <\/b>in Norfolk<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>County in 2025. Meanwhile, at the release site on B.C.\u2019s Hornby Island, we observed Taylor\u2019s checkerspot caterpillars emerging from overwinter dormancy &#8211; <b>the first documented completion of their lifecycle on Hornby Island since 1996.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date' id='milestone-rebuilding-butterfly-populations' ><strong>Rebuilding butterfly populations<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mfmrwm1q-6f5e12d5aaa09ed40260c7b353d7fc8d av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date' id='milestone-achieving-a-milestone-for-massasaugas' ><strong>Achieving a milestone for massasaugas<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Our efforts to bring massasauga rattlesnakes back to Ontario\u2019s Ojibway Prairie achieved a pivotal milestone in 2024, with the <b>first release of 21 conservation-reared massasaugas.<\/b> All snakes were implanted with radio transmitters, allowing us to track their location over the course of the active season. By the end of October, 15 of the 21 released massasaugas remained alive, representing a much higher-than-average 71 per cent survival rate.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mfmrwm1q-2-dd322eff3e62d5cd96f7f0afa4e6112b av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>WPC raised and released a record 514 western painted turtles in B.C. this past summer, <b>the highest number ever released in the province<\/b> and a significant jump from our previous record of 212 in 2023. At the same time the turtles we\u2019ve released over the past 10 years laid 49 nests at the release sites in the Fraser Valley. The successful return of turtles to these sites means we can now expand our efforts to similarly bring back other populations in other areas of the province. And our efforts are earning applause. In September, WPC\u2019s Western Painted Turtle Recovery Program<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and the Greater Vancouver Zoo were honoured with the Silver Salamander Award. The high-profile accolade \u2014 presented annually by the Canadian Herpetological Society \u2014 recognizes that <b>our hands-on conservation efforts have played a crucial role in reversing the decline of this iconic species.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date' id='milestone-record-turtle-releases' ><strong>Record turtle releases<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mfmrwm1q-1-461019414387a5f83179674716bd0f01 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date' id='milestone-charting-a-range-wide-roadmap-for-shrike-recovery' ><strong>Charting a range-wide roadmap for shrike recovery<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>In October 2024, the Canadian Species Initiative \u2014 founded by WPC and the African Lion Safari \u2014 co-published a 10-year conservation strategy for the eastern loggerhead shrike. The report is the culmination of three years of collaboration between shrike researchers, land managers, zoos, governments and industry across North America. 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class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ahoirk-b1eb71b3cb1e24461b779d4bbe17c05a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-243  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><div  class='tabcontainer av-lk0152m3-1b01c72a5f51605f78aa71a7267056ed sidebar_tab sidebar_tab_right  avia-builder-el-244  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  border_tabs'>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lk013p38-81b0b0385f3360f75b549f41a6e8b8bf'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-1-tab' class='tab active_tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-1' aria-controls='tab-id-1-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><span class='tab_icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bd' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span>Revenue<\/div><div id='tab-id-1-content' class='tab_content active_tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-1-tab' aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50865 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2411\" height=\"2411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue.png 2411w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-1080x1080.png 1080w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-1500x1500.png 1500w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Revenue-705x705.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2411px) 100vw, 2411px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>31% Corporate &#038; Foundations<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>38% Government<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>24% Individuals<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5% Contracted Projects<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2% Other<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lk013yg3-87db1c6c7c89ca264fcdc10989337bcb'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-2-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-2' aria-controls='tab-id-2-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><span class='tab_icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8be' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span>Expenses<\/div><div id='tab-id-2-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-2-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50866 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3078\" height=\"3078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses.png 3078w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-1080x1080.png 1080w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-1500x1500.png 1500w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Expenses-705x705.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3078px) 100vw, 3078px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>82% Conservation Programs<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>11% Fundraising<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>7% Program Administration<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_tab_section av_tab_section av-lk0149tl-782768d2dd9e0885fbb53ac130ae335e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div id='tab-id-3-tab' class='tab' role='tab' aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\" data-fake-id='#tab-id-3' aria-controls='tab-id-3-content'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><span class='tab_icon avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span>Programmes<\/div><div id='tab-id-3-content' class='tab_content' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='tab-id-3-tab' aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class='tab_inner_content invers-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2904\" height=\"2904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs.png 2904w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-1080x1080.png 1080w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-1500x1500.png 1500w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AR_Programs-705x705.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2904px) 100vw, 2904px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>46% Reptiles &#038; Amphibians<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>23% Pollinators<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>18% Birds<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1% Canada&#8217;s New Noah<\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>6% Canadian Species Initiative\/Conservation Planning<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2d3qgw-8513afbe7f041be72c064b58156b4276 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-245  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk01e88d-798a4ebea1cc79af761a87235027960a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lk01e88d-798a4ebea1cc79af761a87235027960a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lk01e88d-798a4ebea1cc79af761a87235027960a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk01e88d-798a4ebea1cc79af761a87235027960a .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk01e88d-798a4ebea1cc79af761a87235027960a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lk01e88d-798a4ebea1cc79af761a87235027960a av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-246  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A NOTE FROM OUR TREASURER<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk01htqf-2b2cf616ca75abcd2592b11f2ad9a8c0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk01htqf-2b2cf616ca75abcd2592b11f2ad9a8c0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk01htqf-2b2cf616ca75abcd2592b11f2ad9a8c0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>2024 was another challenging financial year for WPC driven once again by continued dwindling support from government funding across the board for wildlife conservation. Fortunately, our steadfast foundation and corporate supporters continued to provide their generous loyal support for which we are most grateful. Individual donors also stepped in to bridge the gap and as a result we both expanded our conservation programs and ended the year in a healthy position close to budget. Ongoing support from all our partners and donors is critical to allow for expansion to new species in need while maintaining momentum in our existing multi-year programs. This seems particularly important as we head into our 40th year of conservation effort in 2025. It requires fiscal responsibility for a charity to reach such a 40-year milestone. With a mission that remains laser focused on what we do best we will ensure we will continue as leaders for saving species at risk here in Canada for forty more and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36737 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stephen-Brobyn-square.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Brobyn\" width=\"231\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stephen-Brobyn-square.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stephen-Brobyn-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stephen-Brobyn-square-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stephen-Brobyn-square-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Stephen-Brobyn-square-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><br 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data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Founder\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Founder\">Founder<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-4' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Gerald M. Durrell OBE<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-6uhwc8w-fc8e507651088b4303377ffa184e1aef'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-5' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"President\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: President\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: President\">President<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-5' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-5' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Shripal Doshi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-66rpqn4-4f158cbedc9bc67d0b9243586c63b72f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-6' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Past President\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Past President\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Past President\">Past President<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-6' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-6' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content 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av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Randal Heide<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-59x2alc-d3a4c16c7fe961510189a030e4da262b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-8' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-8' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-8' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Treasurer\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Treasurer\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Treasurer\">Treasurer<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-8' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-8' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Stephen Brobyn<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-heu1sw-e8df41c21e09368f790a6197900b7283'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-9' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-9' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-9' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Directors\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Directors\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Directors\">Directors<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-9' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-9' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Christopher Boynton<\/p>\n<p>Jocelyn Brodie<\/p>\n<p>Jay Bryant<\/p>\n<p>Ron Cuthbertson<\/p>\n<p>Tanya Davis<\/p>\n<p>Ian Glen<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Hart<\/p>\n<p>Julie Wood<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-4iphszk-524cbc64a2047340ea90d14e9d6bc6b0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-10' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-10' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-10' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Honorary Directors\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Honorary Directors\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Honorary Directors\">Honorary Directors<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-10' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-10' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Chris Von Boetticher<\/p>\n<p>Michael Chisholm<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn B.P. 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Molson<\/p>\n<p>Lee Durrell, Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-4iphszk-1-576eebfd01cee7a8180dea15756f0a7b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-11' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-11' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-11' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Executive Director\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Executive Director\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Executive Director\">Directeur ex\u00e9cutif<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-11' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-11' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Lance Woolaver Jr., Ph.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lzrgba6d-36ad4594f4317139a96c2e497d3374ff\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lzrgba6d-36ad4594f4317139a96c2e497d3374ff .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lzrgba6d-36ad4594f4317139a96c2e497d3374ff'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Photo: P. Archibald<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk03g2e5-72f71a3125de9d14750483fd70e16f40\">\n.avia-section.av-lk03g2e5-72f71a3125de9d14750483fd70e16f40{\nbackground-color:#b9d888;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_41'  class='avia-section av-lk03g2e5-72f71a3125de9d14750483fd70e16f40 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-257  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_hr  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1clpkps-a47a10aa7aa0502377e0fdb090b5acae av_one_half  avia-builder-el-258  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e .av-special-heading-tag{\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"supporters\"  class='av-special-heading av-lk04hrq6-389ba5d52c6b5d4fedea587011aba28e av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-259  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >SUPPORTERS<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk04faoh-4aa6ba048a671969d05b2a9eea250dbe\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk04faoh-4aa6ba048a671969d05b2a9eea250dbe .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk04faoh-4aa6ba048a671969d05b2a9eea250dbe'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Thank you to our 2024 corporate, foundation, and individual donors who believe in our work and are willing to invest in the future survival of Canada\u2019s wildlife. Your generosity is saving species from extinction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-igvncw-2b2f65bef5a464f188b115d8a2023c3e av_one_half  avia-builder-el-261  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div'     ><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-lk03k2pk-18e36ee7882b830aa2a8ec4befa34a79 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-262  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3q2ubog-84fa132ee7fa2c18d40f7378e364dfdf\">\n#top .togglecontainer.av-3q2ubog-84fa132ee7fa2c18d40f7378e364dfdf p.toggler{\ncolor:#50863d;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-3q2ubog-84fa132ee7fa2c18d40f7378e364dfdf p.toggler.activeTitle{\nbackground-color:#50863d;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-3q2ubog-84fa132ee7fa2c18d40f7378e364dfdf p.toggler .toggle_icon{\ncolor:#50863d;\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n#top .togglecontainer.av-3q2ubog-84fa132ee7fa2c18d40f7378e364dfdf .toggle_wrap .toggle_content{\ncolor:#50863d;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nborder-color:#50863d;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-3q2ubog-84fa132ee7fa2c18d40f7378e364dfdf av-minimal-toggle  avia-builder-el-263  avia-builder-el-no-sibling' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-3gmvt9c-b3dbfe6510ad530bb47ec54e464bbe4a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-12' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-12' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-12' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Corporate, Government and Foundation\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Corporate, Government and Foundation\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Corporate, Government and Foundation\">Corporate, Government and Foundation<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-12' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-12' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Alan and Patricia Koval Foundation<br \/>\nAnonymous Foundation<br \/>\nAnonymous Foundation<br \/>\nAthene Ecological<br \/>\nB.C. Conservation Foundation<br \/>\nB.C. Ministry of Land, Water, and Resource Stewardship<br \/>\nBluEarth Renewables<br \/>\nBremner Family Fund II at the Saskatoon Community Foundation<br \/>\nBlue Shoes Honey<br \/>\nBodner Heritage Building Trust &#038; Charitable Trust<br \/>\nCentre de la Science de la Biodiversit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec<br \/>\nColla Lab, York University<br \/>\nDavid Charitable Trust<br \/>\nDon and Hazel Williams Foundation<br \/>\nEastern Georgian Bay Initiative<br \/>\nEmployment &#038; Social Development Canada &#8211; Canada Summer Jobs<br \/>\nEnvironment &#038; Climate Change Canada \u2013 ECO Canada Science Horizons Internship Program<br \/>\nEnvironment &#038; Climate Change Canada &#8211; Priority Places for Species at Risk<br \/>\nGordon and Patricia Gray Animal Welfare Foundation<br \/>\nGrant MacEwan Nature Protection Fund at Calgary Foundation<br \/>\nHagen Family Foundation<br \/>\nHall &#038; Brown Wildlife Conservancy Foundation<br \/>\nHallward Fund at Toronto Foundation<br \/>\nHodgson Family Foundation<br \/>\nHoly Trinity School<br \/>\nHumble Bee<br \/>\nJean and Fred Biehl Fund within Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation<br \/>\nKeeperKids<br \/>\nKing Foundation &#8211; Ottawa Community Foundation<br \/>\nKingston Solar LP<br \/>\nK.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation<br \/>\nMeadowlark Hill Ecological-Social Fund on behalf of Anthony and Nancy Netting<br \/>\nMetro Vancouver Parks<br \/>\nMonro Family Foundation<br \/>\nNatural Conservation Fund<br \/>\nNatural Resources Canada \u2013 Clean Tech Internship Program<br \/>\nNew Brunswick Dept. of Natural Resources and Energy Development<br \/>\nNSERC of Canada Alliance Grant<br \/>\nOntario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks &#8211; Species at Risk Stewardship Program<br \/>\nParcs Ontario<br \/>\nOntario Power Generation<br \/>\nPanacea Products Corporation<br \/>\nPollinisation Guelph<br \/>\nRBC Community Investment Tech for Nature Fund<br \/>\nSaint Brigid Catholic Elementary School Bracelets for Wildlife<br \/>\nsmpl Design Studio<br \/>\nSunset Community Foundation<br \/>\nTakla Foundation<br \/>\nTD Friends of the Environment Foundation<br \/>\nThe Annual Foundation<br \/>\nThe Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Canada<br \/>\nThe Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation<br \/>\nThe Carol &#038; Don Lyster Foundation<br \/>\nThe Hagen Family Foundation<br \/>\nThe Land Between<br \/>\nThe Printing House<br \/>\nThe Westaway Charitable Foundation<br \/>\nToronto Zoo<br \/>\nUniversit\u00e9 Laval<br \/>\nWilyn Pharmacy Inc.<\/p>\n<p><em>We are grateful to Power to Give as a leading philanthropic visionary and appreciated community partner.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-32oke68-c4a7c8cc2e83fd59cf1ddc02cd1b3441'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-13' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-13' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-13' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Legacy Gifts\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Legacy Gifts\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Legacy Gifts\">Legacy Gifts<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-13' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-13' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Anonymous<br \/>\nEstate of Joan Turner<br \/>\nEstate of Robert Mundt<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-2dtjggw-71b01d1f3151a66963b54228cb2cdc7c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-14' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-14' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-14' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Wildlife Patron $10,000 and above\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Wildlife Patron $10,000 and above\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Wildlife Patron $10,000 and above\">Wildlife Patron $10,000 and above<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-14' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-14' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Anonymous Donor<br \/>\nAnonymous Donor<br \/>\nJ.S. Darville<br \/>\nBrian J. Dawson<br \/>\nRoberta Olenick<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-1ww20hs-02cecbb87f056d176fb0baf797afedf9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-15' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-15' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-15' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Wildlife Preserver $1,000 - $9,999\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Wildlife Preserver $1,000 - $9,999\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Wildlife Preserver $1,000 - $9,999\">Wildlife Preserver $1,000 - $9,999<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-15' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-15' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Barbara Alderson<br \/>\nConstance Boldt<br \/>\nStephen Brobyn<br \/>\nSara Brown<br \/>\nRuth Bucknell<br \/>\nPhyllis Burger<br \/>\nJanet Caravan<br \/>\nBill Caulfeild-Browne<br \/>\nElizabeth Churcher<br \/>\nShripal Doshi<br \/>\nTanya Dryden<br \/>\nMarsha Duncan<br \/>\nGail Fraser<br \/>\nAreez Gangji<br \/>\nRosanne Gasse<br \/>\nDennis &#038; Valerie Gielens<br \/>\nJames Gillis<br \/>\nDorothea Godt<br \/>\nJohn Grandy<br \/>\nShirley Harrison<br \/>\nDouglas Hart<br \/>\nLee Joyes<br \/>\nLinda Kaser<br \/>\nClaire Kennedy<br \/>\nIvars Kops<br \/>\nBrian Lacey<br \/>\nGail Luckhart<br \/>\nBrian Luckman<br \/>\nRod MacFadyen<br \/>\nEric Maki<br \/>\nCarole Marshall<br \/>\nSarah McComb-Turbitt<br \/>\nAnson McKim<br \/>\nCatherine McLean<br \/>\nAlec &#038; Joyce Monro<br \/>\nAnthony &#038; Nancy Netting<br \/>\nJanis Nitchie<br \/>\nCatherine &#038; Richard B. Richardson<br \/>\nGregory Richardson<br \/>\nAnna &#038; Andr\u00e9s Saroli<br \/>\nChristian Schroeder<br \/>\nDorothy Sherling<br \/>\nBridget Stutchbury &#038; Gene Morton<br \/>\nRob Tiarks<br \/>\nJulie Weinstein<br \/>\nJudy Winton<br \/>\nJulie Wood<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-1pwg88w-6b5341cc583367e14154abc680b7ab04'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-16' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-16' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-16' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Friends of Wildlife $500 - $999\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Friends of Wildlife $500 - $999\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Friends of Wildlife $500 - $999\">Friends of Wildlife $500 - $999<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-16' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-16' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Julia Amies<br \/>\nKeith Armstrong<br \/>\nDavid &#038; Mavis Atton<br \/>\nRichard Austin<br \/>\nMartha Jo Breithaupt<br \/>\nDeanne Buller<br \/>\nDavid Charlton<br \/>\nCindy L. Clarke<br \/>\nDavid Clement<br \/>\nJohn Crookshank<br \/>\nAndy Crouse<br \/>\nPearl Dacks<br \/>\nKathryn &#038; Gordon Nicholson<br \/>\nSimone Desilets<br \/>\nBruce Dowling<br \/>\nJudy Focht<br \/>\nAnne Girbav<br \/>\nIan &#038; Suzanne Glen<br \/>\nBen Gross<br \/>\nMaura Hamill<br \/>\nRandal Heide<br \/>\nEmily Hildebrand<br \/>\nDavid Hope<br \/>\nKen Hough<br \/>\nLarry Hubble<br \/>\nMelanie Isbister<br \/>\nMartin Kuhn<br \/>\nRaynald Lemelin<br \/>\nViola Loewen<br \/>\nColin MacKenzie<br \/>\nMarion E. Magee<br \/>\nMichael Matthews<br \/>\nStephanie &#038; Clara McLarty<br \/>\nToby Molins<br \/>\nMarili Moore<br \/>\nRobert Nichols<br \/>\nWilliam J. Noble<br \/>\nAudrey O\u2019Brien<br \/>\nAmani and Neil Oakley<br \/>\nPaul Orr<br \/>\nChristopher Richards-Bentley<br \/>\nLisa Rosenberger<br \/>\nKaren Sifton<br \/>\nBrian Simmons<br \/>\nPam Snider<br \/>\nTom Stevens<br \/>\nLucas Stolee<br \/>\nCorlene Taylor<br \/>\nLaurie White<br \/>\nKen &#038; Lynda Whiteford<br \/>\nYara Willox<br \/>\nPeggy Wilson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lk04gpum-87d53c29d9939179b235b0827d3dc165'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-17' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-17' class='toggler  av-title-above av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-17' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Wildlife Guardians\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Wildlife Guardians\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Wildlife Guardians\">Wildlife Guardians<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-17' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-17' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color av-inherit-font-color hasCustomColor av-inherit-border-color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Wildlife Guardians<\/strong> are a special group of dedicated individuals who support our work through recurring monthly donations. Wildlife Guardians make it possible for our conservation teams to help endangered animals throughout the year by providing steady funding.<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Aherne<br \/>\nDebbie Allen<br \/>\nJane Amro<br \/>\nCarollyn Andrews<br \/>\nLori Antifave<br \/>\nCindy Barr<br \/>\nCraig Barrett<br \/>\nLarry Baswick<br \/>\nDarby Bayly<br \/>\nEva Bednar<br \/>\nAnne Benninghaus<br \/>\nClaude Bernier<br \/>\nIngrid Betz<br \/>\nNancy Biehl<br \/>\nConstance Boldt<br \/>\nFrank &#038; Margaret Both<br \/>\nAlice Boudreau<br \/>\nKatherine Bowen<br \/>\nRosemary Bower<br \/>\nElke Breutigam<br \/>\nSara Brown<br \/>\nJaime Bustillo<br \/>\nJohn Capin<br \/>\nEugenia Carson<br \/>\nEva Cathcart<br \/>\nShivani Chandrakumar<br \/>\nAngela Chang Alloy<br \/>\nPeter Chernoff<br \/>\nAnne Chisholm<br \/>\nRichard Chiu<br \/>\nElizabeth Churcher<br \/>\nCindy Clarke<br \/>\nGloria Cleve<br \/>\nMaurilio Cocca<br \/>\nColin Creasey<br \/>\nDonald Creelman<br \/>\nJohn Crookshank<br \/>\nNancy Crossen<br \/>\nAnne Curtis<br \/>\nPatricia Dairon<br \/>\nKathleen Dallman<br \/>\nHelen Daly<br \/>\nTheresa Daly<br \/>\nKathryn Dempster Nicholson<br \/>\nSimone Desilets<br \/>\nJean Desrochers<br \/>\nSteve &#038; Rosemary Digby<br \/>\nJean Anne Dilcock<br \/>\nCharles Dobson<br \/>\nM. Charles Dobson<br \/>\nBruce Dowling<br \/>\nTanya Dryden<br \/>\nCris Dunbar<br \/>\nJoan Fenske<br \/>\nScott Findlay<br \/>\nLeslie Fingler<br \/>\nGail Fraser<br \/>\nSebastien Garon<br \/>\nDorothea Godt<br \/>\nDiane Gooderham<br \/>\nFiona Griffiths<br \/>\nLucy Guest<br \/>\nMargaret Hallward<br \/>\nMaura Hamill<br \/>\nLaurie Hammond<br \/>\nCarol Hargreaves<br \/>\nShirley Harris<br \/>\nDouglas Hart<br \/>\nTam Hatt<br \/>\nRandal Heide<br \/>\nRyan Henderson<br \/>\nGuillermina Herbert<br \/>\nEmily Hildebrand<br \/>\nFlor De Maria Horta-Ash<br \/>\nCarolyn Hudson<br \/>\nTheresa Ichino<br \/>\nJolanta Jason<br \/>\nMartha Johnson<br \/>\nLinda Kaser<br \/>\nJanet Kellam<br \/>\nClaire Kennedy<br \/>\nMark Kennedy<br \/>\nPatricia Killingworth<br \/>\nRichard Klotz<br \/>\nIvars Kops<br \/>\nJelena Kurtovic<br \/>\nMireille Lapensee<br \/>\nDon &#038; Kathy Lea<br \/>\nLynn Ledgerwood<br \/>\nRaynald Lemelin<br \/>\nCynthia Leslie<br \/>\nJoyce Litster<br \/>\nViola Loewen<br \/>\nSong Lu<br \/>\nKathleen MacNamara<br \/>\nMarion Magee<br \/>\nCindy Manderscheid<br \/>\nR. Gordon Marantz<br \/>\nSarah Matheson<br \/>\nMichael Matthews<br \/>\nPenelope McCracken<br \/>\nDenise McCready<br \/>\nAnson McKim<br \/>\nStephanie McLarty<br \/>\nN. Clare McMartin<br \/>\nJune Misener<br \/>\nMichelle Monteith<br \/>\nRobert P Morgan<br \/>\nGayle Morton<br \/>\nJoanne Neely<br \/>\nWilliam Noble<br \/>\nBrenda-Lee Normey<br \/>\nAudrey O\u2019Brien<br \/>\nRaphael O\u2019loughnan<br \/>\nDonna Pearson<br \/>\nJohn Peterson<br \/>\nChiquita Phillips<br \/>\nHannelore Plonka<br \/>\nMaurice Prevost<br \/>\nPhilip Price<br \/>\nChristine Quibell<br \/>\nShirley Rahmann<br \/>\nLea Ray<br \/>\nEllen Reinhart<br \/>\nTara Ricard<br \/>\nCatherine &#038; Richard Richardson<br \/>\nJohanne Rioux<br \/>\nDouglas Roberts<br \/>\nSilvia Rodriguez<br \/>\nMartin Rose<br \/>\nLisa Rosenberger<br \/>\nMitchell Rowe<br \/>\nSarah Saporsantos<br \/>\nAnna Saroli<br \/>\nNancy Sawers<br \/>\nKelly Schaus<br \/>\nLorraine Scott<br \/>\nChristina Sharma<br \/>\nBreanna Slavinsky<br \/>\nTaylor Slavinsky<br \/>\nDonald Stark<br \/>\nJohn Stewart<br \/>\nLucas Stolee<br \/>\nBrett Sura<br \/>\nMargaret Symons<br \/>\nWilliam Tower<br \/>\nEnid Irene Varney<br \/>\nWendy Verkerk<br \/>\nGabrielle Verner<br \/>\nChris Von Boetticher<br \/>\nAnne Ward<br \/>\nJ. 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We\u2019re proud to mark four decades of <i>giving back directly to nature<\/i>\u2014and even prouder that our momentum is growing by leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to your enduring support, 2024 was a year of major progress, when we continued to break new ground with global and Canadian firsts for endangered species conservation &#8211; a testament to decades of perseverance by dedicated people that truly believe in and love the work they do. From species reintroductions to transformative conservation breeding milestones, our efforts resulted in significant, tangible progress. But more than that, we laid even more groundwork for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<p>We will expand our newest national initiative with the burrowing owl alliance, launching a new website and outreach materials to connect conservation groups and land managers across the country and enable nationwide sharing to support the burrowing owl recovery work, including reintroductions and grassland stewardship. In Windsor, we\u2019re preparing for an exciting new chapter in Blanding\u2019s turtle conservation, beginning with baseline species and habitat surveying to inform long-term recovery work. Across the country, WPC\u2019s flagship programs &#8211; from bumble bees to shrikes to painted turtles &#8211; are all entering bold new phases, driven by innovation, collaboration and years of field-tested expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Next year we will celebrate WPC\u2019s rich history and legacy of leadership\u2014in Canada and internationally\u2014as the country\u2019s leading and most experienced organization dedicated to breeding endangered species and reintroducing them to the wild to save them from extinction. Thank you for standing with us through the peaks and valleys that have been part of our conservation journey so far. Forty-years of experience has shown us that extinction never need be an option, and because of your shared belief in WPC\u2019s mission, we are resolute and ready to save even more wildlife species in 2025 and in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lance Woolaver Jr.<br \/>\nDirecteur ex\u00e9cutif<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41685 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-300x118.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-1920x756.png 1920w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-1536x604.png 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-2048x806.png 2048w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-1500x590.png 1500w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lance-signature-2021-blue-705x277.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1hh7vb-a8be9f4722f5ba9c7fdeeaa192959552\">\n.avia-section.av-lk1hh7vb-a8be9f4722f5ba9c7fdeeaa192959552{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/S.Shappas_Owl_Sunset-scaled.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-lk1hh7vb-a8be9f4722f5ba9c7fdeeaa192959552 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#50863d;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='project-donation'  class='avia-section av-lk1hh7vb-a8be9f4722f5ba9c7fdeeaa192959552 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-268  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  need-your-help-wrapper avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-50788'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-115cr4w-2bdc7a38a34570fae8b72a4a98c79a69 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-269  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lk1hj95a-f6b6f3e080b10645471761a5cb385dfe\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lk1hj95a-f6b6f3e080b10645471761a5cb385dfe .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#50863d;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lk1hj95a-f6b6f3e080b10645471761a5cb385dfe'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Nous avons besoin de votre aide<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Faites un don pour sauver les esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-s0rmdc-4410c1779bf55a673930f99b781bfa07-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-271  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  heart-button'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-s0rmdc-4410c1779bf55a673930f99b781bfa07\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-s0rmdc-4410c1779bf55a673930f99b781bfa07:hover{\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-s0rmdc-4410c1779bf55a673930f99b781bfa07:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href=''  class='avia-button av-s0rmdc-4410c1779bf55a673930f99b781bfa07 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color avia-font-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Faire un don\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Faire un don<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-color-theme-color-highlight' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":50817,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-50788","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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