{"id":16668,"date":"2022-09-07T12:38:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T17:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=16668"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T16:53:18","slug":"first-overwintering-of-rattlesnakes-is-a-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/first-overwintering-of-rattlesnakes-is-a-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"First overwintering of rattlesnakes is a milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4dgiabg-1f5dc2619f5b68a9724f12f47ffa9583 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-16668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfk1qtcg-e66e13e5fc941eaa1a06007df0e1a727\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfk1qtcg-e66e13e5fc941eaa1a06007df0e1a727 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfk1qtcg-e66e13e5fc941eaa1a06007df0e1a727 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfk1qtcg-e66e13e5fc941eaa1a06007df0e1a727 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  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-37192 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37192 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Eastern-Massasauga-Rattlesnake.-Photo-Mike-Kent-1620x1080.jpg' alt='' title='Eastern-Massasauga-Rattlesnake.-Photo-Mike-Kent'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk1rohf-5b4a15cdf7ccfd272c65941a8685f0d7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Massasauga rattlesnake. Photo: Mike Kent<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfk1r4o6-38aa3f3db3b1ad6f11758415d71a5088\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lfk1r4o6-38aa3f3db3b1ad6f11758415d71a5088{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lfk1r4o6-38aa3f3db3b1ad6f11758415d71a5088 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lfk1r4o6-38aa3f3db3b1ad6f11758415d71a5088 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lfk1r4o6-38aa3f3db3b1ad6f11758415d71a5088 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >First overwintering of rattlesnakes is a milestone<\/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-3t3hebg-5b94d9371ff3561165fdb4e0eb15bb9c\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-3t3hebg-5b94d9371ff3561165fdb4e0eb15bb9c{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-3t3hebg-5b94d9371ff3561165fdb4e0eb15bb9c .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-3t3hebg-5b94d9371ff3561165fdb4e0eb15bb9c av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  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 7, 2022<\/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-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/wildlife-preservation-canada\/\"  rel=\"author\">Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/a><\/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\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" >Crotale massasauga<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" >R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk1sz83-251ea42091620039a1555979e29b43d1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>When WPC began working with massasauga rattlesnakes in the Ojibway Prairie in southwestern Ontario, field teams were spotting them in the wild. However, not a single massasauga has been seen since 2019, suggesting they may have become locally extinct and now require reintroductions to bring them back \u2013 work which we are well prepared to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Reintroductions of temperate snakes are very challenging due to high rates of post-release dispersal and mortality. Snakes in northern climates use animal burrows to overwinter in (hibernacula). In addition to identifying natural hibernacula, WPC has been experimenting with artificial designs. Pioneering with eastern gartersnakes in 2019, the team carried out the first successful overwintering of 12 massasaugas, all of which survived in good health and were returned to the conservation population in spring.<\/p>\n<p>The team continues to mitigate the threats to the original population, through habitat enhancements in a combined area of over 10 hectares, involving garbage removal (1,500kg removed in 2021), controlling invasive plant species like phragmites, and creating beneficial woody debris features that snakes require for cover. Creating safe habitat for massasaugas means a haven for other species. In 2021 we had 161 observations of at-risk reptiles, and almost 3,000 observations of other endangered plants, birds, and insects. Habitat restoration will benefit these species as well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-4h8jh8-a7acbe31a944534e6563097aa65fbb58 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  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-16668'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-relrek-29bda84258d2768a435900067316c91e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfk1w0s9-8d8cabf95e2683221ca4d4fe7fdc9894'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;2021 was an exciting year for massasauga recovery at Ojibway Prairie. 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