{"id":11636,"date":"2020-08-05T11:22:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T16:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=11636"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:06:01","slug":"a-million-mosquitoes-bite-in-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-million-mosquitoes-bite-in-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"A million mosquitoes bite in the night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-bwnqy0k-cc63c00b56189bc926d0866010f20de7 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-11636'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpleq19p-5eddc62847191b093e71fffab771be24\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpleq19p-5eddc62847191b093e71fffab771be24 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpleq19p-5eddc62847191b093e71fffab771be24 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mpleq19p-5eddc62847191b093e71fffab771be24 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-53184 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53184 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/AMillionMosquitoesBiteInTheNight_MosquitosOnHand_-MHampson.jpg' alt='Gloved hand with many mosquitos on it.' title='AMillionMosquitoesBiteInTheNight_MosquitosOnHand_ MHampson'  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-mplehlhp-6807514daf6ffc2b15dda8b20441e2e4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mplehlhp-6807514daf6ffc2b15dda8b20441e2e4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mplehlhp-6807514daf6ffc2b15dda8b20441e2e4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mplehlhp-6807514daf6ffc2b15dda8b20441e2e4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mplehlhp-6807514daf6ffc2b15dda8b20441e2e4 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\"  >A million mosquitoes bite in the night<\/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-14wb2tw-73dea3bcfa2964f1a9e20f30060b0b10\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-14wb2tw-73dea3bcfa2964f1a9e20f30060b0b10{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-14wb2tw-73dea3bcfa2964f1a9e20f30060b0b10 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-14wb2tw-73dea3bcfa2964f1a9e20f30060b0b10 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\" >ao\u00fbt 5, 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\" >Faune des milieux humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser<\/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\/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\/western-painted-turtle\/\" >Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-9g3a4xg-36ddf0e7960e51228e1908b39a975739 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-11636'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8tih5v8-c9c04e77d084a20e2af0dac8d4ffe08f\">\n.flex_column.av-8tih5v8-c9c04e77d084a20e2af0dac8d4ffe08f{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8tih5v8-c9c04e77d084a20e2af0dac8d4ffe08f 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-mplerhfw-d9008f09a7d4d7b4258d076b580739b1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>In the wetlands of B.C.\u2019s Fraser Valley, western painted turtles face many challenges, especially as eggs and tiny hatchlings. With no shortage of hungry predators and no care from their parents once they\u2019ve hatched, only a few young turtles survive to become adults. When you add human activity to the mix, the rate of survival can be so low that a population becomes unsustainable. Since 2012, we\u2019ve been working to improve those odds. In addition to protecting nests, we collect eggs from vulnerable turtle nests, artificially incubate them and head-start new hatchlings before releasing them back into the wild.\u2060<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7g1h2us-ff63ede58ca38981b6c77d0104102cb1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mplet1e4-efbdf76b6e4237457eeb0a54d6097e03'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Thinking about the end of the western painted turtle nesting season has me feeling&#8230; itchy. We were <strong><em>so<\/em><\/strong> fortunate to experience not one but three flooding events from a large snow pack this year. This meant the Fraser River rose three times, and that allowed the mosquito eggs on the shore more opportunities to hatch out&#8230; and bite us. The mosquitoes haven\u2019t been this bad since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>It makes nest monitoring a little challenging when you\u2019re swarmed by mosquitoes but you\u2019re trying to focus on the turtles. The turtles were a struggle this year too. It wasn\u2019t their fault, the weather just wasn\u2019t in their favour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-80o31p0-21ca280dc36d9813212d29fc0fa234cf\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-80o31p0-21ca280dc36d9813212d29fc0fa234cf{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-80o31p0-21ca280dc36d9813212d29fc0fa234cf hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-12ljtqs-17c732923361226a3ed53d6b2daf778f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-q0ttck-e62eb4cf966a42a5888d48fe66b62bea'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Western painted turtles won\u2019t nest in cold weather or when it\u2019s raining. They like it hot and sunny, but BC was hit with \u201cJuneuary\u201d this year so it was a slow start for the turtles.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons I became involved in conservation work is because I loved the idea of working on a population scale \u2013 working to build up a population of an endangered species to the point that they\u2019re no longer endangered. I think a lot of my colleges share that passion as well, so we were all concerned about this year\u2019s nesting season.<\/p>\n<p>When animals only breed one time a year it can feel like you only have one shot, one opportunity&#8230; to seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment&#8230; would you capture it, or just let it slip? (sorry, I got carried away with my Eminem reference, back to turtles!).<\/p>\n<p>The trouble is, we can\u2019t do anything about the weather. So we had to wait it out. In July things got better and the turtles didn\u2019t waste a moment making up for lost time. What started out as a slow year ended really well! We observed 62 turtles successfully nesting \u2013 our highest so far \u2013 and collected eggs for head starting as well as protected nests that remain in the wild from predators.<\/p>\n<p>We probably also got a record number of mosquito bites, but we weren\u2019t counting, we were itching. The mosquitoes were everywhere. They followed us outside. They fly into our cars. They wait on our windshields for us to come out like some kind of horror movie. My husband admitted that nest monitoring was not the most favourite of the jobs I\u2019ve had. One morning, after I had been out nest monitoring, he went to get into the car and then ran back into the house 30 seconds later to grab paper towels, saying \u201cOh my gosh, there are so many mosquitoes in there.\u201d He said there were 40.\u00a0 I think he was being a little dramatic.<\/p>\n<p>As hard as the mosquitoes are to deal with, the bites fade and the itching stops, but our successful nest monitoring season will feel good for a long time after.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-72zyn78-37dde35957b3561755f8618cd9273c38\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-72zyn78-37dde35957b3561755f8618cd9273c38{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-72zyn78-37dde35957b3561755f8618cd9273c38 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div 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class=\"et_pb_member_position\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Western Painted Turtle Nest Monitoring Technician<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Maja has worked with WPC&#8217;s Fraser Valley Wetlands Recovery Team since 2018, and has spent the 2020 season conducting nest monitoring. <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; background-color: #dfebc8; float: none;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpleu3ma-d1e4141cf526bc4d16ae83cb5c550281\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpleu3ma-d1e4141cf526bc4d16ae83cb5c550281 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpleu3ma-d1e4141cf526bc4d16ae83cb5c550281 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  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class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: A tale of two turtles\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: A tale of two turtles\">A tale of two turtles<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/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\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\"  title=\"WPTvsRES_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png\" class=\"wp-image-50058 avia-img-lazy-loading-50058 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-180x180.png 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\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" 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=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >juillet 2, 2025<\/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\/jenna-kissel\/\" rel=\"author\">Jenna Kissel<\/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\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png<\/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'>Jenna Kissel<\/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'>Jenna Kissel<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >2025-07-02 09:04:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:54:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>A tale of two turtles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-48090 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-48090 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles 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: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\">Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/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\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\"  title=\"20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7 copy\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-48098 avia-img-lazy-loading-48098 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-180x180.jpeg 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\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" 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\" 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-23T13:59:34-05:00\" >2024-09-23 13:59:34<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:55:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47344 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-47344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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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\/07\/w-featirejpg.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'>Andrea Gielens<\/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'>Andrea Gielens<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-07-17T09:41:41-05:00\" >2024-07-17 09:41:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:56:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Saving turtles with a little help from our friends<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3i1al1w-1d5e67cbd16170cdf24cacf3731ceb56\">\n.avia-section.av-3i1al1w-1d5e67cbd16170cdf24cacf3731ceb56{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/52456645280_5111e1ddca_o-scaled.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section 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don pour sauver les esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-84t8ac-effcee05fe7624d55ad42671a5224680-wrap avia-button-center  heart-button'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-84t8ac-effcee05fe7624d55ad42671a5224680\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-84t8ac-effcee05fe7624d55ad42671a5224680:hover{\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-84t8ac-effcee05fe7624d55ad42671a5224680:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/donate\/'  class='avia-button av-84t8ac-effcee05fe7624d55ad42671a5224680 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color avia-font-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  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>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling 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-11636'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1iodg2c-3e005e6344d1b562cbf1af0e04eb9208 av_one_full first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Thinking about the end of the western painted turtle nesting season has me feeling&#8230; itchy. We were <strong><em>so<\/em><\/strong> fortunate to experience not one but three flooding events from a large snow pack this year. This meant the Fraser River rose three times, and that allowed the mosquito eggs on the shore more opportunities to hatch out&#8230; and bite us. The mosquitoes haven\u2019t been this bad since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>It makes nest monitoring a little challenging when you\u2019re swarmed by mosquitoes but you\u2019re trying to focus on the turtles. The turtles were a struggle this year too. It wasn\u2019t their fault, the weather just wasn\u2019t in their favour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-b9440ff98c24ec49747a27ac13524363\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-b9440ff98c24ec49747a27ac13524363 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-b9440ff98c24ec49747a27ac13524363 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-b9440ff98c24ec49747a27ac13524363 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  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-30696 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-30696 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Web-hand-300x225.jpg' alt='' title='Web-hand'  height=\"225\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-30-3f83f039589a300c8a37e92b12acfe7d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Western painted turtles won\u2019t nest in cold weather or when it\u2019s raining. They like it hot and sunny, but BC was hit with \u201cJuneuary\u201d this year so it was a slow start for the turtles.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons I became involved in conservation work is because I loved the idea of working on a population scale \u2013 working to build up a population of an endangered species to the point that they\u2019re no longer endangered. I think a lot of my colleges share that passion as well, so we were all concerned about this year\u2019s nesting season.<\/p>\n<p>When animals only breed one time a year it can feel like you only have one shot, one opportunity&#8230; to seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment&#8230; would you capture it, or just let it slip? (sorry, I got carried away with my Eminem reference, back to turtles!).<\/p>\n<p>The trouble is, we can\u2019t do anything about the weather. So we had to wait it out. In July things got better and the turtles didn\u2019t waste a moment making up for lost time. What started out as a slow year ended really well! We observed 62 turtles successfully nesting \u2013 our highest so far \u2013 and collected eggs for head starting as well as protected nests that remain in the wild from predators.<\/p>\n<p>We probably also got a record number of mosquito bites, but we weren\u2019t counting, we were itching. The mosquitoes were everywhere. They followed us outside. They fly into our cars. They wait on our windshields for us to come out like some kind of horror movie. My husband admitted that nest monitoring was not the most favourite of the jobs I\u2019ve had. 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