{"id":14915,"date":"2021-09-14T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=14915"},"modified":"2026-07-24T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:42:51","slug":"confessions-of-a-turtle-conservation-research-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/confessions-of-a-turtle-conservation-research-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions of a turtle conservation research assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-d8wr5yb-8bfdd026aaeda6662b0bb2f476003107 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 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el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Confessions of a turtle conservation research assistant<\/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-cuns34z-283ff633376427f00f059e22b8f05a36\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-cuns34z-283ff633376427f00f059e22b8f05a36{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-cuns34z-283ff633376427f00f059e22b8f05a36 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-cuns34z-283ff633376427f00f059e22b8f05a36 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\" >septembre 14, 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\" >Nicole Derwitz<\/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><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-au7kc83-c7c172ce023cbf1974ff2765ba2849bd 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-14915'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-10yuk0z-d5b64394fa78ed9bbca44a3ce6967d71 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrz5wcpu-80c6fb0b3f1de41259976e8bf6111147'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>I am a physical geography student at the University of Fraser Valley, and joined Wildlife Preservation Canada\u00a0 to work with the western painted turtle recovery program in the area this season. We are looking for western painted turtles so we can monitor the health of the population, protect nests to increase juvenile recruitment and remove eggs at risk to incubate them to safely hatch at Greater Vancouver Zoo before returning them to the wild.<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring endangered western painted turtles during nesting season is an itchy unpredictable job. With nesting running in the evening from around mid-May to mid-July, the turtles have chosen peak mosquito season to draw researchers into the field.<\/p>\n<p>The swarms of mosquitos around parts of the Nicomen Slough which runs along the north side of the Fraser River between Hatzic Lake and Lake Errock are suspected to be an important contributor to the larger turtle population. As someone who loves cold weather, it is not fun trying to balance wearing enough layers that the bugs cannot bite, and not being too hot. Even wearing a bug suit and reapplying mosquito repellant left me rushing into an ice-cold shower as soon as I got home because of all my bites after a few demanding shifts. On cooler days, I could hack back blackberry bushes and other invasive plants from the nesting beaches but, with the western painted turtles preferring sunny 20-30\u00b0C days to nest, my shifts often ended up being rescheduled. Luckily, mosquitos are not the only animals that also love early summer weather.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-9zcycdf-8b092222f0d5b8834d27843d4cd1da1e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  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-mrz5wmzg-35b00c538db70ff991b29b59f54ab292\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz5wmzg-35b00c538db70ff991b29b59f54ab292 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz5wmzg-35b00c538db70ff991b29b59f54ab292 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrz5wmzg-35b00c538db70ff991b29b59f54ab292 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  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-54658 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54658 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ConfessionsOfATurtleConservationResearchAssistant_NestingbeachAndNicole_N.Derwitz.png' alt='' title='ConfessionsOfATurtleConservationResearchAssistant_NestingbeachAndNicole_N.Derwitz'  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-9kw021v-683c00833003c8606c676044d2c62a3d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9kw021v-683c00833003c8606c676044d2c62a3d{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9kw021v-683c00833003c8606c676044d2c62a3d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  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-mrz5x9x2-14fe4ebc08fb1ac003d0b9740ffd1df6'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Turtle nesting beach on Nicomen Slough in Deroche, BC (left). Me, Nicole Drewitz, battling the mosquitos while monitoring for turtles (right).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-35uedf-edaeba53cd50d701a23ec075098096f1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrz5xrw0-abe8a4d1a78cbf3aada8d607b42c897a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>It has been an increbible experience for seeing wildlife. Here is a list of what I have seen while working:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a lot of birds including three turkey vultures.<\/li>\n<li>coyotes<\/li>\n<li>black bears<\/li>\n<li>one fat raccoon (hopefully not from eating turtle eggs!!!)<\/li>\n<li>beavers<\/li>\n<li>frogs<\/li>\n<li>wandering garter snakes<\/li>\n<li>Horses<\/li>\n<li>dogs including two friendly blue Frenchies named Bonnie and Clyde.<\/li>\n<li>a yellow-bellied slider (invasive turtle)<\/li>\n<li>western painted turtles of course (including one missing a front and a back foot that was taken to the Greater Vancouver Zoo to help her nest successfully before she was released).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before taking this position, I could not picture turtles being able to express anger (other than snapping turtles), I have since learned that is not true. Apparently, turtles just like other reptiles can hiss at you??? They can also swim aggressively to claw you when you hold them to take measurements. I even forgot to take a picture of one turtle because she decided to lay an egg in my hand <em>after <\/em>she had finished burying an entire nest. That felt very passive-aggressive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-31hxnn-d3cf4ab25ad7bfcd0be4e02e46bea325 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  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-mrz5xzlc-770b254e2d6c95c41b92613d55de2fa1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz5xzlc-770b254e2d6c95c41b92613d55de2fa1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz5xzlc-770b254e2d6c95c41b92613d55de2fa1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrz5xzlc-770b254e2d6c95c41b92613d55de2fa1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  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-54657 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54657 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ConfessionsOfATurtleConservationResearchAssistant_IDingTurtle_N.Derwitz.png' alt='top side and underside of a turtle' title='ConfessionsOfATurtleConservationResearchAssistant_IDingTurtle_N.Derwitz'  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-895gceb-e5fb43ee7802b7fe45f6c73cd678b508\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-895gceb-e5fb43ee7802b7fe45f6c73cd678b508{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-895gceb-e5fb43ee7802b7fe45f6c73cd678b508 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  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-mrz5ytjv-50c8409a2e96751648350b937f9eb565'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>As seen by the smudged paint this was not a happy turtle (left). Some of them can be very dramatic when you want to look at the bottom of shells (their plastron) to ID them (right).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7izc0qr-4854cf0bbb0d2b15e480d16935e8e2d1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrz5z77r-41b3af2be1f1e85e13f9d35e6a07d054'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Working in nature, far away from any busy cities is one of the main reasons I decided to study environmental science. I am grateful I had this opportunity and got to enjoy the views while working and my latest position as a Wildlife Technician with Wildlife Preservation Canada.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nicomen Slough at sunset in Deroche, BC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-757g2zn-9d3a2b9ea98bbe494e062f6cc2f40e99 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrz5zejc-b75ecf6672c4df8c87131420b6d430ef\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz5zejc-b75ecf6672c4df8c87131420b6d430ef img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz5zejc-b75ecf6672c4df8c87131420b6d430ef .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrz5zejc-b75ecf6672c4df8c87131420b6d430ef av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   itemprop=\"image\" 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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\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/urban-vipers\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vip\u00e8res urbaines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/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\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\"  title=\"Tiger-snake-feature-flip\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49046 avia-img-lazy-loading-49046 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  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minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/ojibway-massasauga-rattlesnake-team\/\" rel=\"author\">Ojibway Massasauga<\/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\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.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 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first global snake translocation symposium hosted at the World Congress of Herpetology<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\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/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 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