{"id":17977,"date":"2020-09-16T12:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T17:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=11766"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:53:15","slug":"keeping-milkweed-in-the-prairie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/keeping-milkweed-in-the-prairie\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping milkweed in the prairie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-at5eipl-4cf6461035fd9bbec0112713ae50265e 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-17977'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtkt7y4-0c52df3485b52683dda8f17674530cb3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtkt7y4-0c52df3485b52683dda8f17674530cb3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtkt7y4-0c52df3485b52683dda8f17674530cb3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtkt7y4-0c52df3485b52683dda8f17674530cb3 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-53770 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53770 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/KeepingMilkweedInThePrairie_MonarchOnMilkweed.jpg' alt='' title='KeepingMilkweedInThePrairie_MonarchOnMilkweed'  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-mrtksazx-0375d66d5c7c5ec2d5d8dcb13e3217b0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mrtksazx-0375d66d5c7c5ec2d5d8dcb13e3217b0{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mrtksazx-0375d66d5c7c5ec2d5d8dcb13e3217b0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mrtksazx-0375d66d5c7c5ec2d5d8dcb13e3217b0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mrtksazx-0375d66d5c7c5ec2d5d8dcb13e3217b0 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\"  >Keeping milkweed in the prairie<\/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-ajfohyx-c361e7bb2437e3ee947f543ee03dd97a\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ajfohyx-c361e7bb2437e3ee947f543ee03dd97a{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ajfohyx-c361e7bb2437e3ee947f543ee03dd97a .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ajfohyx-c361e7bb2437e3ee947f543ee03dd97a 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 16, 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\" >Ojibway Massasauga<\/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\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-8lf1m55-360cbc168ec8fe8b157eb1b1bcea5339 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-17977'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-86t9ptl-ccfc4cc555efe9e954f2702b5ba63fc7\">\n.flex_column.av-86t9ptl-ccfc4cc555efe9e954f2702b5ba63fc7{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-86t9ptl-ccfc4cc555efe9e954f2702b5ba63fc7 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-mrtku2um-4a5e8510b9dd0d3b315b68f452a3c31a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program?<\/strong> The Ojibway Prairie Complex and Greater Park Ecosystem (OPCGPE) in Ontario\u2019s Windsor-LaSalle region is home to several reptile species threatened by urban development, habitat fragmentation and road mortality, including eastern foxsnakes, Butler\u2019s gartersnakes, Blanding&#8217;s turtles and a critically endangered population of massasauga rattlesnakes. The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team (OPRREC) works to protect, recover and monitor these species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7hjlimx-b7be4254d600ff0bb37fbddb91d46dfd 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-mrtkvasc-f5c3bb253ea27d396595dd254a872852\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtkvasc-f5c3bb253ea27d396595dd254a872852 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtkvasc-f5c3bb253ea27d396595dd254a872852 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtkvasc-f5c3bb253ea27d396595dd254a872852 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-53769 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53769 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/KeepingMilkweedInThePrairie_MonarchOnMilkweed_ALavictoire.jpg' alt='' title='KeepingMilkweedInThePrairie_MonarchOnMilkweed_ALavictoire'  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-7akgvo9-49f0813dd6fb8f09a64f8c229f610015\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7akgvo9-49f0813dd6fb8f09a64f8c229f610015{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7akgvo9-49f0813dd6fb8f09a64f8c229f610015 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-mrtkvj5w-a63d4d21d30e54ace668cf469769fe48'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A monarch butterfly feeding on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6ul5ptl-39a1861c6f16eddb72d14e2a700863d7 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-mrtkvs7d-97ca78acaa7fbb5dc610113deab2e759'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The main objective of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery program is to save the Massasauga rattlesnake population in this area, but to do that, habitat enhancement and protection is vital. The Ojibway Prairie in Windsor, ON is unique, with\u00a0 incredible biodiversity and an impressive number of rare plants and animals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A recently discovered challenge to the plant diversity in the area is that members of the public have been cutting milkweed plants out of the beautiful (and protected) prairie habitat to feed it to monarch butterflies they are attempting to rear at home.<\/p>\n<p>Citizen science is an important aspect of conservation and seeing so many individuals spending time and energy on what they believe to be a good cause is refreshing. However, milkweed removal from parkland can cause more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --> <!-- divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Milkweed removal is harmful<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milkweed harvesting removes an important food source for the wild population of monarchs that already exists at Ojibway Prairie.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/10.1098\/rsbl.2019.0922\">According to a recent study<\/a>, captive-reared monarchs are generally half as strong as wild ones and less likely to successfully complete their long migration to Mexico. This means that raising them at home is potentially setting them up for failure.<\/li>\n<li>Did you know there are different species of milkweed and some are quite rare? Removing milkweed from their habitat could spell disaster for the rarer species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-6bkjdax-80f27901494e64bfd0ed6604ef8d2148 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-mrtkwcmo-29265636576407376d240f4506a53612\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtkwcmo-29265636576407376d240f4506a53612 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtkwcmo-29265636576407376d240f4506a53612 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtkwcmo-29265636576407376d240f4506a53612 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-53768 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53768 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/KeepingMilkweedInThePrairie_MonarchCaterpillar_ALavictoire.jpg' alt='' title='KeepingMilkweedInThePrairie_MonarchCaterpillar_ALavictoire'  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-5n14dw9-86f4d8534a9775bfc325f8c7a8656088\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5n14dw9-86f4d8534a9775bfc325f8c7a8656088{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5n14dw9-86f4d8534a9775bfc325f8c7a8656088 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-mrtkwk9p-cd59a9f67a9b738eaff831195cf9ab03'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Monarch caterpillar hiding under a common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) leaf.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-it4o61-5b7c36c85bee13ff78e97b8c2ba6d144 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtkx8mq-15e288c9a1ef316402b26d5a3ea3bd4e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Milkweed is special too!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ojibway Prairie is quite diverse &#8211; seven species of milkweed have been identified here (that\u2019s half of the 14 species found in Canada)!<\/p>\n<p>This includes familiar species like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>common milkweed (<em>Asclepias syriaca<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>swamp milkweed (<em>Asclepias incarnata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>butterfly milkweed (<em>Asclepias tuberosa<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rare species include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>purple milkweed (<em>Asclepias purpurascens<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>sullivant\u2019s milkweed (<em>Asclepias sullivantii<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>whorled milkweed (<em>Asclepias verticillata<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Ojibway Prairie is the only habitat in all of Canada where\u00a0 <em>Asclepias hirtella<\/em>, the tall green milkweed, can be found.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment vous pouvez aider<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leave milkweed where you find it.<\/li>\n<li>Plant your garden with species of wildflower seeds, including milkweed, native to your region.<\/li>\n<li>Certify your garden as \u2018Monarch Waystations\u2019 or join a pollinator corridor.\u00a0 Check out this local project here).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4v1v8nt-9d5e202210b5489d36287c36ba37632f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4v1v8nt-9d5e202210b5489d36287c36ba37632f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4v1v8nt-9d5e202210b5489d36287c36ba37632f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  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-4jwxxw9-03aa39b3e3293d2b0e629ad441b335a2 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-20  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-17977'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3tdud95-81d0381981726fd2037231e4b182cfcd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtkxwn2-985d39982a0475e1ed60ec8cd21db667'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Amber Lavictoire<\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Field Technician Intern &#8211; Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Amber joined WPC for the 2020 field season to develop new skills and ssist the project with cover board surveys and habitat enhancement. This allowed her to see two species of snakes she had never seen before!<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-mrtky6b7-0053869b50d4a128b9f0818f70dab5fd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtky6b7-0053869b50d4a128b9f0818f70dab5fd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtky6b7-0053869b50d4a128b9f0818f70dab5fd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtky6b7-0053869b50d4a128b9f0818f70dab5fd av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  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 class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-30830 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-30830 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amber-Lavictoirew.jpg' alt='' title='Amber-Lavictoirew'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='blog-inner'  class='avia-section av-39q0455-3c196598ed895dcb90ef974f6a0cfc46 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-section 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-17977'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-365irsp-bc5b47870028fe604442ebd8c54b5cf0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-9m1int-c596f599679cc051a2821a6783fa136a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1zv5dyx-5c9e575bc4e176f4e19f8747d64dddf4\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1zv5dyx-5c9e575bc4e176f4e19f8747d64dddf4{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-1zv5dyx-5c9e575bc4e176f4e19f8747d64dddf4{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1zv5dyx-5c9e575bc4e176f4e19f8747d64dddf4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first 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-49165 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-49165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery specific-species-massasauga-rattlesnake\"  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: The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella\">The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella<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> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crotale massasauga<\/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\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\"  title=\"Massasauga-feature\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49171 avia-img-lazy-loading-49171 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-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\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\" 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=\"2025-02-25T13:18:11-05:00\" >f\u00e9vrier 25, 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\/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\/Massasauga-feature.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'>Ojibway Massasauga<\/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'>Ojibway Massasauga<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-25T13:18:11-05:00\" >2025-02-25 13:18:11<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-02-25 13:45:33<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-49035 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-49035 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery category-urban-vipers project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\"  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: Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne\">Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne<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\/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\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\" 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=\"2025-02-05T11:42:28-05:00\" >f\u00e9vrier 5, 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\/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 itemprop='name'>Ojibway Massasauga<\/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'>Ojibway Massasauga<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-05T11:42:28-05:00\" >2025-02-05 11:42:28<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-02-12 10:38:13<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-48159 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-48159 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\"  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: The first global snake translocation symposium hosted at the World Congress of Herpetology\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-first-global-snake-translocation-symposium-hosted-at-the-world-congress-of-herpetology\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The first global snake translocation symposium hosted at the World Congress of Herpetology\">The 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 href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-first-global-snake-translocation-symposium-hosted-at-the-world-congress-of-herpetology\/\"  title=\"J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-50082 avia-img-lazy-loading-50082 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Bien s\u00fbr, dites-moi ce que vous voulez traduire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-first-global-snake-translocation-symposium-hosted-at-the-world-congress-of-herpetology\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' 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Choquette, PhD<\/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\/2024\/10\/J-CHoqu_Borneo_thumbnail.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'>Jonathan D. 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