{"id":17992,"date":"2021-02-24T09:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T14:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=13573"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:05:14","slug":"who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-wo67fs-ad5c1481590cf108b2993b2a87c52060 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-17992'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mruuk7ey-6f1e247a7797e20757df44a4310b2ff6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mruuk7ey-6f1e247a7797e20757df44a4310b2ff6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mruuk7ey-6f1e247a7797e20757df44a4310b2ff6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mruuk7ey-6f1e247a7797e20757df44a4310b2ff6 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-53887 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53887 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_TurtlesInTub_AndreaGielens.png' alt='Turtles in a blue tub with some water' title='WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_TurtlesInTub_AndreaGielens'  height=\"738\" width=\"1079\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mruukhe4-1815f78fab7fcf3e410d37f981437153\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mruukhe4-1815f78fab7fcf3e410d37f981437153{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mruukhe4-1815f78fab7fcf3e410d37f981437153 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mruukhe4-1815f78fab7fcf3e410d37f981437153 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mruukhe4-1815f78fab7fcf3e410d37f981437153 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\"  >Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?<\/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-8g1db2g-9ec2d57c4b8d07c201cdff2753baa8b1\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-8g1db2g-9ec2d57c4b8d07c201cdff2753baa8b1{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-8g1db2g-9ec2d57c4b8d07c201cdff2753baa8b1 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-8g1db2g-9ec2d57c4b8d07c201cdff2753baa8b1 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\" >f\u00e9vrier 24, 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\" >B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery<\/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 class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" >Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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-6lm3wzs-17b5e990fe55c19bf09a11d1e94bade6 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-17992'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-647rwlk-1921c4892d571825016b4234b65b4847\">\n.flex_column.av-647rwlk-1921c4892d571825016b4234b65b4847{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-647rwlk-1921c4892d571825016b4234b65b4847 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-mruuvegw-7a8ff5f17fecce00e38929956f1fedb8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>What is the Western Painted Turtle Recovery Program?<\/b> In the wetlands of B.C.\u2019s Fraser Valley, western painted turtles face many challenges, especially as eggs and tiny hatchlings. With no shortage of hungry predators and no care from their parents once they\u2019ve hatched, only a few young turtles survive to become adults. When you add human activity to the mix, the rate of survival can be so low that a population becomes unsustainable. Since 2012, we\u2019ve been working to improve those odds. In addition to protecting nests, we collect eggs from vulnerable turtle nests, artificially incubate them and head-start new hatchlings before releasing them back into the wild.\u2060<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5o9aqzs-bf3d3986e296ef57b103dfb1bfbd71cb 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-mruuw0f8-fed612c088bc0d56ba080738aae51d86'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The western painted turtle is BC\u2019s only remaining native pond turtle, and the Pacific Coast population is dwindling. WPC\u2019s recovery team, led by Andrea Gielens, protects at-risk nests and collects and incubates eggs to head start hatchlings for release into the wild. Recently, the team was surprised to find something more than just turtles in their specially-designed tanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We were quietly going about our daily business, cleaning turtle tanks, when all of a sudden&#8230;oh no! What is this?!? Leeches?! Where did they come from?! We have to get rid of them! Check the turtles! Scrub the tank! Get new filters! Clean out the sump pump!<\/p>\n<p>Wait&#8230;calm down&#8230;look closer&#8230;closer still&#8230;quick to the microscope!<\/p>\n<p>Turns out our little infiltrators weren&#8217;t leeches, ready to suck the blood out of our baby turtles, but lovely little planarians.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-58exhgo-420779ded4b610176de66e6720edc3e0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mruuw9x4-dc60c7c50833b25a14245e6ff7b12fb5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mruuw9x4-dc60c7c50833b25a14245e6ff7b12fb5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mruuw9x4-dc60c7c50833b25a14245e6ff7b12fb5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mruuw9x4-dc60c7c50833b25a14245e6ff7b12fb5 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-53885 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53885 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_PlanariaFlatworm_AndreaGielens.png' alt='Planaria Flatworm' title='WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_PlanariaFlatworm_AndreaGielens'  height=\"738\" width=\"1079\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4zcs8a0-eb39c978f217595441412fee13aa518b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4zcs8a0-eb39c978f217595441412fee13aa518b{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4zcs8a0-eb39c978f217595441412fee13aa518b 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-mruv0lzz-f430ca74838d1336d697b5144f0377bf'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What the heck is a planarian?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may have been introduced to planarians in a high school science class. Planarians are free living small flat worms with a characteristic arrow shaped head and two adorable &#8220;eyes&#8221;. These are actually eye-spots, photoreceptors that act like eyes that detect light and direct the animal away form light sources.<\/p>\n<p>Planarians are used in molecular and genetic research, as well as studies of memory formation. They have amazing regenerative properties &#8211; if you cut up a planarian (ouch!) any piece can regenerate into a whole animal! They can also repair their own genes making themselves essentially immortal!<\/p>\n<p>Planarians eat dead plant and animal material and as such pose no threat to our turtles. These little creatures just roam around, cleaning up the tank, and might even end up being a tasty turtle snack!<\/p>\n<p>So, welcome tiny amazing guests. We think they are adorable &#8211; do you?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-4k8m1d4-20bd16304cf07af9c664706bc77fc3b5 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-14  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-17992'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-43telns-f5b66877686b7d5fe82354219466845a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mruuwxwx-38c2b46532e2dda82d9fe3cdc2f42176'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Andrea Gielens<\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Lead Biologis &#8211; Fraser Valley Wetland Recovery Program<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Andrea manages WPC&#8217;s captive breeding and release programs for the Oregon spotted frog and the coastal western painted turtle. Andrea has studied at-risk reptiles and amphibians in Canada and abroad, including a term at the\u00a0Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey. Andrea also manages the Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly recovery program on Denman Island in BC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mruuxd5d-dda7d15a9bed1452c30c1f8b65af42d1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mruuxd5d-dda7d15a9bed1452c30c1f8b65af42d1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mruuxd5d-dda7d15a9bed1452c30c1f8b65af42d1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mruuxd5d-dda7d15a9bed1452c30c1f8b65af42d1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  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-36915 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-36915 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Andrea-gielens-for-bio.jpg' alt='' title='Andrea-gielens-for-bio'  height=\"1000\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='blog-inner'  class='avia-section av-3gl55d4-9b14354f991c1b5c1440576f30e3d75a main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-18  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-17992'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-35ccj60-74ba44a573a0e67946d1adb205a0a604 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2q21kq0-26d9572a72e80127682abd62c07c8ff0'   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-29tomh4-b01be9897a9e91cd91e99bd79a4134ad\">\n#top .flex_column.av-29tomh4-b01be9897a9e91cd91e99bd79a4134ad{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-29tomh4-b01be9897a9e91cd91e99bd79a4134ad{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-29tomh4-b01be9897a9e91cd91e99bd79a4134ad av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  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-50049 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-50049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  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: A tale of two turtles\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: A tale of two turtles\">A tale of two turtles<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\"  title=\"WPTvsRES_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png\" class=\"wp-image-50058 avia-img-lazy-loading-50058 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_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\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" 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=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >juillet 2, 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\/jenna-kissel\/\" rel=\"author\">Jenna Kissel<\/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\/WPTvsRES_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'>Jenna Kissel<\/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'>Jenna Kissel<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >2025-07-02 09:04:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:54:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>A tale of two turtles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-48090 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-48090 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  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: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\">Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\"  title=\"20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7 copy\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-48098 avia-img-lazy-loading-48098 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-180x180.jpeg 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\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" 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=\"2024-09-23T13:59:34-05:00\" >septembre 23, 2024<\/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\/wildlife-preservation-canada\/\" rel=\"author\">Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/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\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg<\/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'>Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/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'>Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-23T13:59:34-05:00\" >2024-09-23 13:59:34<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:55:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47344 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-47344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  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: Saving turtles with a little help from our friends\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-turtles-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Saving turtles with a little help from our friends\">Saving turtles with a little help from our friends<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/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\/saving-turtles-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/\"  title=\"w-featirejpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47353 avia-img-lazy-loading-47353 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-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\/saving-turtles-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/\" 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=\"2024-07-17T09:41:41-05:00\" >juillet 17, 2024<\/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\/andrea-gielens\/\" rel=\"author\">Andrea Gielens<\/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\/07\/w-featirejpg.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'>Andrea Gielens<\/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'>Andrea Gielens<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-07-17T09:41:41-05:00\" >2024-07-17 09:41:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:56:05<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Saving turtles with a little help from our friends<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mruuytzp-3b550b7891f0da583d501ab85c8ad2f2\">\n.avia-section.av-mruuytzp-3b550b7891f0da583d501ab85c8ad2f2{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Western-Painted-Turtle-Shutterstock-Michael-Schober-e1559231707651.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-mruuytzp-3b550b7891f0da583d501ab85c8ad2f2 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  need-your-help-wrapper avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><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-17992'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1iijj8o-64a6d8d637434af52e106868fe527c79 av_one_full first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ht8vc-83c3e062bea938673c97c2ec785216bd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nous avons besoin de votre aide<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Faites un don pour sauver les esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-sgy3s8-b90cb5d0cdbdc539e1b6cbbf9ead9704-wrap avia-button-center  heart-button'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-sgy3s8-b90cb5d0cdbdc539e1b6cbbf9ead9704\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-sgy3s8-b90cb5d0cdbdc539e1b6cbbf9ead9704:hover{\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-sgy3s8-b90cb5d0cdbdc539e1b6cbbf9ead9704:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/donate\/'  class='avia-button av-sgy3s8-b90cb5d0cdbdc539e1b6cbbf9ead9704 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color avia-font-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Faire un don\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Faire un don<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-color-theme-color-highlight' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":53886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-events","project-freshwater-turtles","specific-species-western-painted-turtle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Who is lurking in the turtle tubs? - Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.Learn more about\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs? - Wildlife Preservation Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.Learn more about\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wildlife Preservation Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-24T14:47:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-22T20:05:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5ace7670559deaefaee61290e48dbbf6\"},\"headline\":\"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-24T14:47:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-22T20:05:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":5573,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"News and Events\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/\",\"name\":\"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs? - Wildlife Preservation Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-24T14:47:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-22T20:05:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5ace7670559deaefaee61290e48dbbf6\"},\"description\":\"Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.Learn more about\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/02\\\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/blog\\\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/\",\"name\":\"Wildlife Preservation Canada\",\"description\":\"Canada&#039;s last defence for endangered species.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wildlifepreservation.ca\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5ace7670559deaefaee61290e48dbbf6\",\"name\":\"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/65312bcf6b129c02d598b786d6713d873abd00ac9b95e1a01339e695dceedf19?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/65312bcf6b129c02d598b786d6713d873abd00ac9b95e1a01339e695dceedf19?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/65312bcf6b129c02d598b786d6713d873abd00ac9b95e1a01339e695dceedf19?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs? - Wildlife Preservation Canada","description":"Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.Learn more about","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/","og_locale":"fr_CA","og_type":"article","og_title":"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs? - Wildlife Preservation Canada","og_description":"Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.Learn more about","og_url":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/","og_site_name":"Wildlife Preservation Canada","article_published_time":"2021-02-24T14:47:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-22T20:05:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/"},"author":{"name":"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/5ace7670559deaefaee61290e48dbbf6"},"headline":"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?","datePublished":"2021-02-24T14:47:23+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-22T20:05:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/"},"wordCount":5573,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png","articleSection":["News and Events"],"inLanguage":"fr-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/","url":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/","name":"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs? - Wildlife Preservation Canada","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png","datePublished":"2021-02-24T14:47:23+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-22T20:05:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/5ace7670559deaefaee61290e48dbbf6"},"description":"Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.Learn more about","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/WhoIsLurkingInTheTurtleTubs_Thumbnail.png","width":400,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/who-is-lurking-in-the-turtle-tubs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Who is lurking in the turtle tubs?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/","name":"Wildlife Preservation Canada","description":"Canada&#039;s last defence for endangered species.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-CA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/#\/schema\/person\/5ace7670559deaefaee61290e48dbbf6","name":"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65312bcf6b129c02d598b786d6713d873abd00ac9b95e1a01339e695dceedf19?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65312bcf6b129c02d598b786d6713d873abd00ac9b95e1a01339e695dceedf19?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/65312bcf6b129c02d598b786d6713d873abd00ac9b95e1a01339e695dceedf19?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"B.C. Wetlands Species Recovery"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17992"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53890,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17992\/revisions\/53890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}