{"id":11680,"date":"2020-08-10T09:48:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=11680"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:52:20","slug":"when-a-common-species-needs-help-whats-a-conservationist-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/when-a-common-species-needs-help-whats-a-conservationist-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"When a common species needs help, what\u2019s a conservationist to do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-er9zhj4-8e9e747bf38bee238474de0420780105 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-11680'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtilkgl-4509f6c095b65a11927ca56e98f6284f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtilkgl-4509f6c095b65a11927ca56e98f6284f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtilkgl-4509f6c095b65a11927ca56e98f6284f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtilkgl-4509f6c095b65a11927ca56e98f6284f 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-53723 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53723 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelpWhatsAConservationistToDo_RaccoonBottleFeeding_ASamuelson.jpg' alt='Young racoon drinking out of a bottle' title='WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelp,What\u2019sAConservationistToDo_RaccoonBottleFeeding_ASamuelson'  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-edvhsw0-a68c6f2e5062298aec4a1cc12ac784aa\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-edvhsw0-a68c6f2e5062298aec4a1cc12ac784aa{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-edvhsw0-a68c6f2e5062298aec4a1cc12ac784aa .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-edvhsw0-a68c6f2e5062298aec4a1cc12ac784aa .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-edvhsw0-a68c6f2e5062298aec4a1cc12ac784aa 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\"  >Spring species showcase: the two-spotted bumble bee<\/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-dwkwtls-56b7447e86d3a5e383b9fe550fa8a391\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-dwkwtls-56b7447e86d3a5e383b9fe550fa8a391{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-dwkwtls-56b7447e86d3a5e383b9fe550fa8a391 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-dwkwtls-56b7447e86d3a5e383b9fe550fa8a391 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 10, 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\" >R\u00e9tablissement de la pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/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\/species\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2\/\" >La pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/loggerhead-shrike\/\" >Pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice<\/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><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-ccqif7k-53d39aa544c31b14f36f952bc71dad0d 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-11680'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bs2evcw-2f013419e90eb821b32cb1010dfa577f\">\n.flex_column.av-bs2evcw-2f013419e90eb821b32cb1010dfa577f{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bs2evcw-2f013419e90eb821b32cb1010dfa577f 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-mrtimlcf-70ea48fae83d82a503abfc27cfe5ee54'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Wildlife Preservation Canada is Canada&#8217;s last defence for endangered species, and is not equipped or able to provide wildlife rehabilitation care. Our teams of biologists in the field\u00a0 sometimes come across animals in distress and are grateful to the organisations dedicated to helping these animals. In this case, we are grateful to everyone who helped this raccoon kit survive:\u00a0 Ontario Wildlife Rescue and Laurel Beechey for their advice and helping to connect with wildlife rescue centres; Susan L. for taking over fostering this raccoon kit with her group of two to let him grow up properly with siblings; and Mally\u2019s Raccoon Rescue and Rehabilitation Sanctuary for giving him and many other raccoons a chance at a future in the wild.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-beyeeyo-bf8532401dd0cc24aaeaabba53e2b700 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-mrtimvrq-19067e3039f50dc85ecc84d3a4d04ed7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As the Carden Loggerhead Shrike Biologist, I intended to be entirely focused on this endangered songbird for the season.\u00a0 I never expected that I would be adding a third job to my already packed schedule (I\u2019m also a PhD student), but when an orphaned raccoon kit quite literally fell into my care and no rescue centres had space for him, I didn\u2019t feel like there was any other option.\u00a0 I was now also a racoon foster parent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-atexbj4-d22c19a9ef01fe5cc43a51246242441d 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-mrtin80n-50cebe988c321bbd4edc7e911e451f40\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtin80n-50cebe988c321bbd4edc7e911e451f40 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtin80n-50cebe988c321bbd4edc7e911e451f40 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtin80n-50cebe988c321bbd4edc7e911e451f40 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-53722 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53722 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelpWhatsAConservationistToDo_RacconInBlanket_ASamuelson.jpg' alt='Racoon wrapped in a blanked in a box' title='WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelp,What\u2019sAConservationistToDo_RacconInBlanket_ASamuelson'  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-aje6s3k-edca36cf89458fa34324f133867101e0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-aje6s3k-edca36cf89458fa34324f133867101e0{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-aje6s3k-edca36cf89458fa34324f133867101e0 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-mrtinmdf-6c4e34a3379a8d8a72efe56d751da2ef'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>I was fortunate to have a large kennel available as a temporary enclosure for this raccoon kit.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-9ry1nds-90b954bdb45633be81b7945dca1ef597 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-mrtinzvt-ba7e979a314dfc0e262703921d18a197'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our field station is on a ranch with an old cabin which more than a few creatures also call home.\u00a0 Throughout June, I had heard baby raccoons in the roof and did not mind the company, so long as they kept to themselves.\u00a0 Unfortunately, when the mother didn\u2019t return for a few nights the young found their way out of the roof and into the main cabin.\u00a0 I tried to keep them safe in a place that their mother could access, because young raccoons often make their way out of their birth nest once they are old enough to move about and the mother will find them and take them to a secondary nest.<\/p>\n<p>When it became clear that this raccoon kit was definitely orphaned, I tried to reach every wildlife rescue centre I could find, but they were all over capacity and under-staffed due to Covid-19 social distancing restrictions.\u00a0 To keep volunteers and staff safely apart, the maximum number of people allowed in buildings had been drastically cut which in turn meant that this year less wildlife could be adequately cared for.\u00a0 Young raccoon kits need to be bottle-fed up to six times a day (and night) and the overtaxed wildlife facilities simply did not have the resources to care for even one more baby raccoon.\u00a0 <strong>I am a trained wildlife rehabber and have\u00a0 been volunteering at wildlife rescues since I was a teen<\/strong> so I have the experience and skills to foster this kit until I could find a facility with room for him.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-9e7rkyo-93a5fb77937848787bf27a9cdf9d1dfe 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-mrtiq2oo-dc72adf256fd191f1b958d065c13f77b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtiq2oo-dc72adf256fd191f1b958d065c13f77b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtiq2oo-dc72adf256fd191f1b958d065c13f77b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtiq2oo-dc72adf256fd191f1b958d065c13f77b 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-53723 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53723 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelpWhatsAConservationistToDo_RaccoonBottleFeeding_ASamuelson.jpg' alt='Young racoon drinking out of a bottle' title='WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelp,What\u2019sAConservationistToDo_RaccoonBottleFeeding_ASamuelson'  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-8x4v3ds-9818603a72a61c73bbe6041d653358d3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8x4v3ds-9818603a72a61c73bbe6041d653358d3{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8x4v3ds-9818603a72a61c73bbe6041d653358d3 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-mrtiptix-373cb54e4f72dc6f34e0548295bcf466'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>It takes a lot of effort to get some raccoon kits to drink from a baby bottle.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-8p2dpc0-67ef27a04fedad9e4a829683b8830fd1 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-mrtiqhtt-ef00b8c036b16d331e5629b160d7d555'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>There is almost no chance of a solitary young raccoon surviving its first winter, as siblings usually huddle together in a nest for warmth.\u00a0 I desperately needed to find siblings for my kit to grow up with, or else the most ethical course of action would be to follow the only advice that the overtaxed rescue facilities had to offer \u2013 to euthanize him rather than helping him grow up only to freeze to death come winter.<\/p>\n<p>I reached out to every contact I could find and through persistence and a stroke of luck, I saw photos of two similarly-aged raccoons being temporarily fostered before they were weaned and able to go to a rescue centre.\u00a0 The rescue facility kindly agreed to take on a group of three young rather than two, and although it was hard to let him go after nearly three weeks in my care, I was also thrilled to give this raccoon a real chance at survival with his two new foster-brothers.<\/p>\n<p>This raccoon kit wasn\u2019t the only creature that needed a helping hand this year.\u00a0 So far, I have also helped out a pair of freshly-hatched killdeer chicks, a fledgling house wren, and an eastern phoebe.\u00a0 Luckily, no shrikes have needed any help from me, but soon I will be caring for the conservation-bred juveniles before they are released in mid-August.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-82k4w68-3b26255842787af94f4bfba3269d7d49 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>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtir68y-552b44cac8a4c7f7fbd7ad9658204d77\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtir68y-552b44cac8a4c7f7fbd7ad9658204d77 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtir68y-552b44cac8a4c7f7fbd7ad9658204d77 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtir68y-552b44cac8a4c7f7fbd7ad9658204d77 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  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-53721 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53721 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelpWhatsAConservationistToDo_Killdeer_ASamuelson.jpg' alt='' title='WhenACommonSpeciesNeedsHelp,What\u2019sAConservationistToDo_Killdeer_ASamuelson'  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-7qv355s-8ea5401609dc2782a680379e26c62e36\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7qv355s-8ea5401609dc2782a680379e26c62e36{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7qv355s-8ea5401609dc2782a680379e26c62e36 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  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-mrtire91-cad107a5473fe4aa641f21833c5ce9e9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>These newly-hatched killdeer chicks were tripping over their feet trying to run ahead of my vehicle on a sideroad.\u00a0 I safely moved them off the road, near their anxious parents.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-75a6lvk-cdedd307e5a9cf424e192ea55b76bb18 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtirto4-0e21797865845c7657b6818e59fcd98b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u2026but what about the shrikes that were supposed to be my sole focus? \u00a0I was extremely lucky to perform a nest check earlier this month on my final wild clutch\u2019s hatch day.\u00a0 Unfortunately, there are no photos of this exciting event, as I had as brief a visit as possible to count the fresh, naked hatchlings and pipping eggs without upsetting the protective parents or drawing the attention of potential predators.\u00a0 These five young have all since left the nest and are beginning to hunt on their own, though they still prefer to beg for food from their parents than track it down themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ncqgcg-06d3f3af1994b99ef44622ac294d2a2e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ncqgcg-06d3f3af1994b99ef44622ac294d2a2e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ncqgcg-06d3f3af1994b99ef44622ac294d2a2e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-27  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 --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-6e5j54w-5817baaf23c720196e7d5d0f88400817 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-28  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-11680'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5srey5c-0485076665eb4a7dbbdef3c3e0bcb168 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-29  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtise8u-11b73ce0d29652cbcd85945764933bac'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Alisa Samuelson<\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Carden Biologist, Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Program<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Alisa is a conservation ornithologist specializing in loggerhead shrike and has returned to Carden after a season with WPC in 2017.\u00a0 She has worked with endangered avian species across North America from James Bay to Southern California, where she spent most of 2019 working with the island endemic San Clemente loggerhead shrike.\u00a0 Alisa is a PhD candidate at Queen&#8217;s University researching the genetics of migratory urge in loggerhead\u00a0shrike under the supervision\u00a0of Dr. Amy Chabot and Prof. Vicki Friesen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtismmb-e80b5dbe57f3a51027e332043391d91d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtismmb-e80b5dbe57f3a51027e332043391d91d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtismmb-e80b5dbe57f3a51027e332043391d91d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtismmb-e80b5dbe57f3a51027e332043391d91d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  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 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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-50324 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-50324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation-success category-news-and-events project-canadas-new-noahs\"  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: An ode to tortoise poop\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/an-ode-tortoise-poop\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: An ode to tortoise poop\">An ode to tortoise poop<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\/project\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/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\/an-ode-tortoise-poop\/\"  title=\"An Ode To Tortoise Poop_Mariel Terebiznik_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_Thumbnail.png\" class=\"wp-image-50334 avia-img-lazy-loading-50334 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_Thumbnail.png 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_Thumbnail-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_Thumbnail-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_Thumbnail-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_Thumbnail-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_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\/an-ode-tortoise-poop\/\" 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=\"2025-07-28T06:44:03-05:00\" >juillet 28, 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\/mariel-terebiznik\/\" rel=\"author\">Mariel Terebiznik<\/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\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik_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'>Mariel Terebiznik<\/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'>Mariel Terebiznik<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-28T06:44:03-05:00\" >2025-07-28 06:44:03<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-09-05 13:46:46<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>An ode to tortoise poop<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-49769 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-49769 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation-success category-news-and-events project-canadas-new-noahs\"  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: Small victories: one wingbeat at a time\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/small-victories-one-wingbeat-at-a-time\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Small victories: one wingbeat at a time\">Small victories: one wingbeat at a time<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\/project\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/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\/small-victories-one-wingbeat-at-a-time\/\"  title=\"20250329_CNN_Certificates from Conservation Standards_ Dan Craven_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"772\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250329_CNN_Certificates-from-Conservation-Standards_-Dan-Craven_Thumbnail-772x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49787 avia-img-lazy-loading-49787 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/small-victories-one-wingbeat-at-a-time\/\" 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=\"2025-05-09T10:40:09-05:00\" >mai 9, 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\/mariel-terebiznik\/\" rel=\"author\">Mariel Terebiznik<\/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\/05\/20250329_CNN_Certificates-from-Conservation-Standards_-Dan-Craven_Thumbnail.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>772<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>772<\/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'>Mariel Terebiznik<\/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'>Mariel Terebiznik<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-05-09T10:40:09-05:00\" >2025-05-09 10:40:09<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-05-09 12:43:36<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Small victories: one wingbeat at a time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-49729 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-49729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conservation-success category-news-and-events project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-oregon-spotted-frog-program\"  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: Updates on frog breeding season\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/frog-breeding-season-updates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Updates on frog breeding season\">Updates on frog breeding season<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\/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\/oregon-spotted-frog-program\/\" rel=\"tag\">Grenouille macul\u00e9e de l'Oregon<\/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\/frog-breeding-season-updates\/\"  title=\"2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49742 avia-img-lazy-loading-49742 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-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\/frog-breeding-season-updates\/\" 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' 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