{"id":13899,"date":"2021-03-30T13:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=13899"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:24:13","slug":"helliwell-provincial-park-native-habitat-for-endangered-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/helliwell-provincial-park-native-habitat-for-endangered-butterflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Helliwell Provincial Park &#8211; native habitat for endangered butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1mqh9nv-91d3b7e92575225134be89b555e9d59b 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-13899'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw3ehbd-3450cc85c83e5fac51431e5f97f24b5d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3ehbd-3450cc85c83e5fac51431e5f97f24b5d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3ehbd-3450cc85c83e5fac51431e5f97f24b5d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw3ehbd-3450cc85c83e5fac51431e5f97f24b5d 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-50801 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50801 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250528_TCB_NewlyEmergedCheckerspots_JagAthwal2.jpg' alt='' title='20250528_TCB_NewlyEmergedCheckerspots_JagAthwal2'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrw3eqdi-110dfbb92a08520c9b21fa707bb1bccf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mrw3eqdi-110dfbb92a08520c9b21fa707bb1bccf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mrw3eqdi-110dfbb92a08520c9b21fa707bb1bccf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mrw3eqdi-110dfbb92a08520c9b21fa707bb1bccf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mrw3eqdi-110dfbb92a08520c9b21fa707bb1bccf 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\"  >Helliwell Provincial Park &#8211; native habitat for endangered butterflies<\/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-fy8443v-45fcb33616bc4153eab50aee16cfb689\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-fy8443v-45fcb33616bc4153eab50aee16cfb689{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-fy8443v-45fcb33616bc4153eab50aee16cfb689 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-fy8443v-45fcb33616bc4153eab50aee16cfb689 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\" >mars 30, 2021<\/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\" >Damier de Taylor<\/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\/blog\/project\/pollinators\/\" >Pollinisateurs<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/taylors-checkerspot\/\" >Damier de Taylor<\/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-e0hwbd7-9ace7e2311c1aa66125e623c2d387b36 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-13899'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1cvc7bf-6079bb7f2fde5fc2b163dd7f20fd0a24\">\n.flex_column.av-1cvc7bf-6079bb7f2fde5fc2b163dd7f20fd0a24{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1cvc7bf-6079bb7f2fde5fc2b163dd7f20fd0a24 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw409lr-f2ae809aa057dbab477f8bb20154ebf1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is the Taylor\u2019s Checkerspot Butterfly Recovery Program?<\/strong> An environmental indicator for the health of the entire ecosystem, this special butterfly was once widespread in the San Juan Islands, southern Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands of British Columbia. It was believed to have disappeared from Canada until 2005, when 15 checkerspots were observed on Denman Island in B.C.\u2019s Gulf Islands. Since then WPC has been working to support the butterfly by building the wild population in B.C. through conservation breeding in our program located at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, and helping partner efforts that restore and maintain habitat for the species.\u2060<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1bkjj63-92d916bb83cb0b2ff79b85f4729402f8 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  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-13899'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-c6y0gvf-e91378ff3253ea361876a8d66edd9827 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw3ri7l-ad30fea0b2647fb28b0f714aae8ca80a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>There are only two places in Canada where the Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly\u00a0 (TCB) persists in the wild.<\/strong> Last spring (2020), caterpillars of this species were released by WPC into Helliwell Provincial Park on Hornby Island in BC for the first time, with the goal of re-establishing a population there to help secure the species. We know that some of these released caterpillars reached adulthood as more than 70 Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterflies were seen in the park in May 2020. <strong>This spring, we returned to Helliwell to try to confirm whether those adults were able to successfully breed in the wild and produce the next generation of their species.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-bup4zez-e914a15764d5656d62d9bbd344d5b681 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  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-mrw3rvf7-adeb4a4f2f4ebdf411a385890ba89447\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3rvf7-adeb4a4f2f4ebdf411a385890ba89447 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3rvf7-adeb4a4f2f4ebdf411a385890ba89447 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw3rvf7-adeb4a4f2f4ebdf411a385890ba89447 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  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-54000 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54000 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HelliwellProvincialPark_HornbyIsland_M.Polley.png' alt='a view of hornby island, with water on the left and land on the right' title='HelliwellProvincialPark_HornbyIsland_M.Polley'  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-14oicjv-49ecd122a647d6babd76330d17371a64\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-14oicjv-49ecd122a647d6babd76330d17371a64{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-14oicjv-49ecd122a647d6babd76330d17371a64 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  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-mrw3t4t8-ec7a8a73353ac96a1dc14db5fd13720e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>In early March (2021), I travelled to Hornby Island in the Gulf as part of my job with WPC. I was there to look for caterpillars \u2013 small, black fuzzy ones specifically. A team of people, including many of our partners on the project, took it in turns to monitor Helliwell Provincial Park for these tiny animals, looking for signs of success.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-ayraisr-5cf277c5b87191b8312f989059eff95c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw3ur4m-2e2751c4ce0e877767cd89a52a1ea9c9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Even though I\u2019ve spent a year learning about them, caring for them, and breeding the next generation, I\u2019ve never seen Taylor\u2019s checkerspot\u2019s native habitat. Helliwell is an impressive place, with high rocky bluffs that fall away into a beautiful stretch of ocean and mountains in the distance. On top of the bluffs, a maritime meadow exists with a diversity of grasses and small meadow plants. As you move inland from the bluff edge, the meadow gives way to a Garry Oak forest including oaks, firs, and dramatic arbutus trees. What really struck me is the rich biodiversity of the place.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-afoafuz-ef63336af9d5d1a59c4e6c96293a1460 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  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-mrw412qt-b2cfb24e3676d2f5732a19a5b97727df\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw412qt-b2cfb24e3676d2f5732a19a5b97727df img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw412qt-b2cfb24e3676d2f5732a19a5b97727df .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw412qt-b2cfb24e3676d2f5732a19a5b97727df av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  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-53998 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53998 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HelliwellProvincialPark_BaseOfHelliwellsBluffs_M.Polley.png' alt='the ocean with hills in the distance and a sea lion head out of the water' title='HelliwellProvincialPark_BaseOfHelliwellsBluffs_M.Polley'  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-9zxhryj-d668acae49179e4c980d99525f0c1d0e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9zxhryj-d668acae49179e4c980d99525f0c1d0e{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9zxhryj-d668acae49179e4c980d99525f0c1d0e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  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-9arklvv-777e0f9566522c7dc453a9f514879512'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A sea lion takes a break from snacking on herring to come up for air. Noisy rafts of sea lions and many seals were feasting along the shores of Hornby Island while I was there.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-93nbn4b-c3ffa40a485b7ec2b99d59dbd47a8fb4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-8fidhpn-8eda075e2b6b47eaaab75c2d6fb4bdab'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>At the base of Helliwell\u2019s bluffs, the <strong>herring<\/strong> were spawning along the shore, which caused quite a ruckus among the <strong>sea lions<\/strong> et <strong>seals<\/strong>. A family of <strong>otters<\/strong> were there, making trips from the shoreline and each returning with a fish in their grasp. <strong>Bald eagles<\/strong> in family groups joined in the feast, along with<strong> mergansers<\/strong>,<strong> long-tailed and harlequin ducks, gulls, widgeons, black oyster-catchers<\/strong> and a host of other birds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-smjhpn-a304d4cb454470f8433d9ce50b5c37ee av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  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-mrw3ts7i-b2ff4d8cf49904f880125b594b2f337b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3ts7i-b2ff4d8cf49904f880125b594b2f337b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3ts7i-b2ff4d8cf49904f880125b594b2f337b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw3ts7i-b2ff4d8cf49904f880125b594b2f337b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  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-53999 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53999 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HelliwellProvincialPark_GarterSnake_M.Polley.png' alt='Small garter snake in hand with ocean background' title='HelliwellProvincialPark_GarterSnake_M.Polley'  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-s2w6qz-879a5a8ee7088b78d742de535ced7fb8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-s2w6qz-879a5a8ee7088b78d742de535ced7fb8{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-s2w6qz-879a5a8ee7088b78d742de535ced7fb8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-24  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-mrw3va6m-6cb73e92a3f55389a1e2168f8d267ce7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The first snake of spring was this small garter snake, out basking in the early March sun on Helliwell Provincial Park\u2019s bluff trails. This snake shares the excellent sea-side views of its habitat with a diverse set of animals.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7b33nrf-e51f3e32b09a69d307c72177a578bbf7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrw3vqjr-5bab4c69833fc0f123c46937efe2755f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Up on top of Helliwell\u2019s bluffs, the warm sun started to bring some of spring\u2019s first land animals. <strong>Spiders, bees<\/strong> et <strong>beetles<\/strong> began to move over the grasses, and a small <strong>garter snake<\/strong> was basking in a particularly warm nook of the trail. A little further back from the bluffs, <strong>red squirrels<\/strong> noisily chased each other around tree trunks, and <strong>pileated woodpeckers<\/strong> with their bright red heads were vying for territory along the forest edge. In among the trees a <strong>black-tailed deer<\/strong> watched me while searching for the tenderest spring grass.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6s0taqz-e8c1286835077c6785de5f76041d7a65 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-28  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-mrw3vxww-8976e9fd8f23fa4f992df49b80834390\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3vxww-8976e9fd8f23fa4f992df49b80834390 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrw3vxww-8976e9fd8f23fa4f992df49b80834390 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrw3vxww-8976e9fd8f23fa4f992df49b80834390 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-29  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-54001 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54001 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HelliwellProvincialPark_SpringFlower_M.Polley.png' alt='' title='HelliwellProvincialPark_SpringFlower_M.Polley'  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-65bq04r-82732125c6c9a4622d1621343fd7257a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-65bq04r-82732125c6c9a4622d1621343fd7257a{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-65bq04r-82732125c6c9a4622d1621343fd7257a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-30  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-mrw3wh1h-ab9128bbde2cfc7a589da60b757adfd5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>As the maritime meadow warms up, a surge of fresh green vegetation emerges under the dried grasses from last year, and the first spring flowers pop open to attract early-awakening insects.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5r00bxn-cebed9f559cba60249ebc48270d28ac7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-58mfgiz-7b952be4721876ea29eec253187175b6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>There was another animal in Helliwell that was pretty thrilled about springtime \u2013 the humans. So many residents and visitors of Hornby Island were taking the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine and the beautiful surroundings by walking the trails along Helliwell\u2019s bluffs. Many of these people asked if I had lost something, since I was wandering slowly, staring at the ground and stopping to inspect things. Once I explained that I hadn\u2019t really <em>lost <\/em>anything, though I was hoping to <em>find<\/em> some caterpillars, people were generally very enthusiastic about the mission. All of the people I spoke to were proud of this beautiful and biodiverse place, and keen to share how special it is.<\/p>\n<p>Now, all of this springtime activity didn\u2019t distract me entirely from my mission. I walked and looked and searched and crouched and peered for many hours. Other members of the Taylor\u2019s checkerspot team spent a lot of time doing the same.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring, Taylor\u2019s checkerspot caterpillars are known to spend time basking in the sunshine in warm spots such as patches of dark soil or on top of sticks. We spent our search efforts walking through Helliwell Provincial Park when conditions were right \u2013 anytime the sun was shining and the temperature rose above 10 degrees Celsius. We search high and low (but mostly low, since these caterpillars spend all of their time very close to the ground.)<\/p>\n<p>Despite our efforts, we were not able to locate any Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly caterpillars this spring. While this was disappointing, it doesn\u2019t mean they weren\u2019t there \u2013 remember that the caterpillars are only slightly larger than a tic-tac in March, and that the search area covered many hectares. It\u2019s possible that some small, fuzzy black caterpillars were just out of sight under a leaf, or within a tuft of grasses.\u00a0Next spring, we will look again, because we want to have proof that these animals are able to breed and survive the winter in their habitat on Helliwell.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if there are a few fuzzy Taylor\u2019s checkerspot caterpillars hiding in the park, they won\u2019t be alone for long, since I\u2019ve spent the past year breeding and raising the next generation that will be released there. 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