{"id":10568,"date":"2020-04-02T00:05:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T05:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:11:55","slug":"do-turtle-warning-signs-reduce-roadkill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/do-turtle-warning-signs-reduce-roadkill\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Turtle Warning Signs Reduce Roadkill?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-10568'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm2erf12-55cee8671cd5c0afb994a07dc7230308\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2erf12-55cee8671cd5c0afb994a07dc7230308 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2erf12-55cee8671cd5c0afb994a07dc7230308 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm2erf12-55cee8671cd5c0afb994a07dc7230308 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   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-52228 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52228 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DoTurtleSignsWork_TurtleSign.png' alt='' title='DoTurtleSignsWork_TurtleSign'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm2ed3sf-6296b0f3b21ef533a68651aa8196d9b4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mm2ed3sf-6296b0f3b21ef533a68651aa8196d9b4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mm2ed3sf-6296b0f3b21ef533a68651aa8196d9b4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mm2ed3sf-6296b0f3b21ef533a68651aa8196d9b4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mm2ed3sf-6296b0f3b21ef533a68651aa8196d9b4 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Do turtle warning signs reduce roadkill?<\/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-mm2edehe-4f80a0750aa88062c3ca02c893e6cab6\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mm2edehe-4f80a0750aa88062c3ca02c893e6cab6{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mm2edehe-4f80a0750aa88062c3ca02c893e6cab6 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mm2edehe-4f80a0750aa88062c3ca02c893e6cab6 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >avril 2, 2020<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Hannah McCurdy-Adams<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" >Tortues d'eau douce<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/species-at-risk\/\" >Esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-after-meta\">Photo by D. Seburn.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper 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-10568'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2ef0hc-a987598bdc13f96d32007bd09c1d1ad1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is the Reptile and Amphibian Recovery Initiative?<\/strong> No other class of wildlife in Canada faces greater risk of extinction than reptile and amphibians. According to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), more than 40 amphibian and reptile species are currently threatened or endangered. More than a third of these species need some form of hands-on intervention to survive. Our national reptile and amphibian program develops and promotes best practices for four key conservation techniques: translocation, headstarting, conservation breeding and in-situ interventions. We will maximize the impact of groups across the continent that are working to protect these highly threatened species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2elc3l-974cee78ad37ae4652c89cb48ed94920'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Have you ever seen a turtle on the road? I&#8217;ve lost count of the number of turtles I&#8217;ve found over the years!<\/p>\n<p>During one of my previous contracts, I worked as a Freshwater Turtle Road Ecology Technician with the Freshwater Turtle Specialist, David Seburn, at the Canadian Wildlife Federation.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca\/index.php\/cfn\/article\/view\/2279\"> Our recent paper asks the question, \u201cDo turtle warning signs reduce roadkill?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Wildlife Federation Turtle Team surveyed roads in the Ottawa area once a week and recorded the turtles we found on those roads. There were a few areas along a provincial highway that Dave and his team had identified as \u2018hotspots\u2019, or high-density areas of roadkill, the previous summer. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation installed turtle warning signs, like the one below, at these hotspots and we continued to survey the road as well as a nearby road that also had hotspots, but no turtle warning signs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm2em2ca-509d1dab356426ce2869dd40f67799c9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2em2ca-509d1dab356426ce2869dd40f67799c9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2em2ca-509d1dab356426ce2869dd40f67799c9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm2em2ca-509d1dab356426ce2869dd40f67799c9 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  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-52224 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52224 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DoTurtleSignsWork_TurtleinGravel.png' alt='' title='DoTurtleSignsWork_TurtleinGravel'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2equw1-90eea45e5a362e5f18a4406631acdcb7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Species at Risk (Endangered) Blanding\u2019s turtle nesting on the gravel shoulder of a road in Ontario. Photo by Hannah McCurdy-Adams as she guarded the turtle until her nest was complete and she was safely off the road.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2em72i-a4ea69a353ce82dc91ab3ef50bd06dc1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We had collected data before and after the signs were installed along the provincial highway and a nearby road without signs, to control for the natural fluctuation of roadkill between years. With that dataset, we could assess the effectiveness of the signs at reducing roadkill.<\/p>\n<p><b>There was no significant decrease in the amount of roadkill after the signs were installed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wildlife fencing leading animals to crossing structures, such as culverts, have been proven to effectively reduce roadkill and this study helps build the evidence-based argument that signs cannot be relied on for this goal.<\/p>\n<p>Signs can, however, be used as an awareness tool in a comprehensive strategy to educate more people about the issue of roadkill. Signs may also be more effective on roads with lower speed limits and traffic volumes, but more research is required to say that with confidence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm2emsvk-f8da7e50ab266039cb136d3825286c97\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2emsvk-f8da7e50ab266039cb136d3825286c97 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2emsvk-f8da7e50ab266039cb136d3825286c97 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm2emsvk-f8da7e50ab266039cb136d3825286c97 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_hr  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-52225 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52225 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DoTurtleSignsWork_TurtleRoadside.png' alt='' title='DoTurtleSignsWork_TurtleRoadside'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2eqnqj-9db940b0ab7f274ab7d7a2998eee2a60'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Species at Risk (Endangered) Blanding\u2019s turtle on the side of a road in Ontario. Photo by H. McCurdy-Adams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2en2f6-3ff2be0f5124bfb6fb693d929ecaebaf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>What can you do to help a turtle across the road?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you find a turtle on the road, consider giving it a helping hand in the direction it was traveling. The turtle knows where it wants to go, so it\u2019s best to help it along its way rather than try to move it somewhere else. If it is safe to do so, pull completely off the road, park your vehicle, and put your 4-way hazard lights on. Carefully exit your car if there are no other vehicles around and put on a safety vest, if you have one. Most turtles can be firmly picked up by the sides of their shell and carried across the road. There are some turtles, such as snapping turtles, that need a more careful handling approach, like the one described in the video below. If you are uncomfortable picking up a turtle with your hands, you can pick them up with a snow shovel or get them on your car mat and drag the mat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><div  class='avia-video av-mm2ep0z3-5d11865180b8df08da083445b934b68c avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lgd_B6iKPxU'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to help a Snapping Turtle Cross the Road\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lgd_B6iKPxU?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_video  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm2epgh6-55dd5eab3fde7c442ce1c73fb872b4a3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2epgh6-55dd5eab3fde7c442ce1c73fb872b4a3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2epgh6-55dd5eab3fde7c442ce1c73fb872b4a3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm2epgh6-55dd5eab3fde7c442ce1c73fb872b4a3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_hr  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-52227 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52227 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DoTurtleSignsWork_BeforeAndAfter.png' alt='' title='DoTurtleSignsWork_BeforeAndAfter'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2eqcij-f91236fc624734c562222b26790d5367'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Before and after! Species at Risk (Special Concern) Midland painted turtle found injured on the side of a road in Ontario, sent to a wildlife rehabilitator for a few months, and released back to where it came from. Photos by H. McCurdy-Adams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2eonc4-df6ec6314995ba36fd0c36df298118a7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>If the turtle is injured, call your local wildlife rehabilitator. You could help a turtle, like the one below, get treatment and be released back to where it came from.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner 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-10568'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-32  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm2etk8u-464e32cdafece7cb55d880f1b75f8d25'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Hannah McCurdy-Adams<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Reptile and Amphibian Program Development Coordinator<\/h5>\n<p>Hannah is developing the national reptile and amphibian initiative for Wildlife Preservation Canada. She has worked with experts in the fields of road ecology, physiology, and genetics. Hannah has been involved in conservation projects for at-risk reptiles and amphibians in Canada for a decade.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm2eul5w-b56d48acd6e0cc02c506413d63b86191\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2eul5w-b56d48acd6e0cc02c506413d63b86191 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm2eul5w-b56d48acd6e0cc02c506413d63b86191 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm2eul5w-b56d48acd6e0cc02c506413d63b86191 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   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-16256 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-16256 avia_image' 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flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7a1af7d8f9790576b1769c0a9f0449ed'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef\">\n#top .flex_column.av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef av_one_full  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-48557 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-48557 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation-success category-news-and-events category-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-spiny-softshell-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Canada&#8217;s most unique species\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/canadas-most-unique-species\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Canada&#8217;s most unique species\">Canada&#8217;s most unique species<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/conservation-success\/\" rel=\"tag\">Conservation Success<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/spiny-softshell-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue molle \u00e0 \u00e9pines<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/canadas-most-unique-species\/\"  title=\"w-feature-spinysoftshell\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-48573 avia-img-lazy-loading-48573 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/canadas-most-unique-species\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-11-05T13:41:37-05:00\" >novembre 5, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/rfallas\/\" rel=\"author\">Rachel Fallas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/w-feature-spinysoftshell.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Rachel Fallas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Rachel Fallas<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-11-05T13:41:37-05:00\" >2024-11-05 13:41:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-11-05 15:19:23<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Canada&#8217;s most unique species<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-48311 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-48311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak\">Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak\/\"  title=\"w-np-temple-pit-viper\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-np-temple-pit-viper-800x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-48352 avia-img-lazy-loading-48352 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-np-temple-pit-viper-800x423.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-np-temple-pit-viper-710x375.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/borneo-diaries-the-world-congress-of-herpetology-and-wildlife-of-sarawak\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-10-21T08:38:47-05:00\" >octobre 21, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/rfallas\/\" rel=\"author\">Rachel Fallas<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/w-np-temple-pit-viper.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Rachel Fallas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Rachel Fallas<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-10-21T08:38:47-05:00\" >2024-10-21 08:38:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-10-22 08:34:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Borneo Diaries: The World Congress of Herpetology and Wildlife of Sarawak<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47169 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-47169 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-news-and-events category-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Eastern red-backed salamanders in a changing world\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/eastern-red-backed-salamanders-in-a-changing-world\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Eastern red-backed salamanders in a changing world\">Eastern red-backed salamanders in a changing world<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/eastern-red-backed-salamanders-in-a-changing-world\/\"  title=\"featuerjpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47172 avia-img-lazy-loading-47172 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/featuerjpg-12x12.jpg 12w, 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