{"id":36950,"date":"2022-12-08T16:12:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T21:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.qa.caorda.com\/blog\/meet-the-blue-racer-team-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:07:41","slug":"catching-up-with-the-blue-racer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/catching-up-with-the-blue-racer\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with the blue racer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-7gdv0bi-5e9ed37a328eec893086a64c5442613e 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-36950'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf1dwo7-ecf03a8d8c77fb0ffc093871e48c5ab0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf1dwo7-ecf03a8d8c77fb0ffc093871e48c5ab0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf1dwo7-ecf03a8d8c77fb0ffc093871e48c5ab0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ldf1dwo7-ecf03a8d8c77fb0ffc093871e48c5ab0 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-36956 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-36956 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SHOP-NOW.jpg' alt='' title='SHOP-NOW'  height=\"702\" width=\"1042\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf1e2ts-3f37711a5fcfde8b0f975213e6e9147b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ldf1e2ts-3f37711a5fcfde8b0f975213e6e9147b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ldf1e2ts-3f37711a5fcfde8b0f975213e6e9147b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ldf1e2ts-3f37711a5fcfde8b0f975213e6e9147b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ldf1e2ts-3f37711a5fcfde8b0f975213e6e9147b 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\"  >Catching up with the blue racer<\/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-q819um-1219cfa83a81995577d744b71a0d428c\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-q819um-1219cfa83a81995577d744b71a0d428c{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-q819um-1219cfa83a81995577d744b71a0d428c .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-q819um-1219cfa83a81995577d744b71a0d428c 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\" >D\u00e9cembre 8, 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\/jessica-nelson\/\"  rel=\"author\">Jessica Nelson<\/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\/blog\/category\/blue-racer\/\" >La Couleuvre agile bleue<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/blue-racer-snake\/\" >Couleuvre agile bleue<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1btao3i-88b93d747d27159878ba9f7a1eff6888 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  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-36950'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-w1jpmm-6d3703df0ff505a1c519238f7327af47\">\n.flex_column.av-w1jpmm-6d3703df0ff505a1c519238f7327af47{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-w1jpmm-6d3703df0ff505a1c519238f7327af47 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf2os6n-09e288dd318746ef494dee8319350310'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><em>2022 marks the end of a chapter for many aspects of blue racer research by WPC and partners on Pelee Island. Situated near the U.S. border in Lake Erie, Pelee Island is the only place in Canada where these fast-moving endangered snakes can still be found. For the last two years, WPC has contributed to the coordination of a series of research and habitat restoration projects to preserve and increase \u2013 and save \u2013 the Pelee Island blue racer population.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-57x4lni-844fb02a843529cd0fb10ec60f222fb3 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-36950'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf1mpdi-7fbc49c74223ed398571e2cc25dffaa8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf1mpdi-7fbc49c74223ed398571e2cc25dffaa8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf1mpdi-7fbc49c74223ed398571e2cc25dffaa8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ldf1mpdi-7fbc49c74223ed398571e2cc25dffaa8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  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-36954 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-36954 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BlueRacerAdultBasking_20210909_PeleeIsland_GabrielEvans-Cook-scaled-1.jpg' alt='' title='BlueRacerAdultBasking_20210909_PeleeIsland_GabrielEvans-Cook-scaled'  height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf1eurg-00a32747aad2f41140c1cca13c16a267'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The blue racer is the rarest snake in Canada. Photo: G. Evans-Cook<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1srzeqe-a6c213016b722723c82b1fd19110698e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-1a0gzrq-62652a43da195071a1b62df6ba2c70eb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The last official estimate of the blue racer population on Pelee Island was almost twenty years ago, and concluded that the population was rapidly declining with fewer than 300 individuals remaining in the wild. To understand the peril the blue racer is in today, Ryan Wolfe, MSc from the University of Toronto led blue racer surveys with researchers from Scales Nature Park and WPC over the last three years. While more analyses are needed before any final estimates can be made, it appears blue racer numbers may not have declined as dramatically as feared over the last couple of decades.<\/p>\n<p>Potential threats to the snakes on the island were also examined. Road mortality surveys were conducted and scat samples from wild, non-native turkeys were analyzed to see if they are predating juvenile blue racers. Additionally, DNA analysis of blue racer samples is being carried out by Queen\u2019s University to determine if the Pelee Island population is genetically diverse enough to remain healthy.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the population surveys and DNA analyses will be ready in 2023 to guide the direction of further recovery for the blue racer.<\/p>\n<p>While increased public awareness of blue racers\u2019 situation has reduced some of the direct threats, the natural spread of trees and other woody plants on Pelee Island has reduced the partially open savannah habitats that blue racers require to thrive. In response to this encroachment, partners from Natural Resource Solutions Inc., Ontario Nature, and Scales Nature Park removed trees and undergrowth in a few notably blue racer-friendly locations on the island. The natural landscape has also been augmented with structures to protect the snakes during two of the most vulnerable phases of their lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-4iau0fy-f1c9b4a71c624f3e7993785957363cb0 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-12  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-36950'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3qiyn3y-a01b6a4dd34199b1409e113ec898f32e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfirege1-3986f0b6ab4e2af1ac49dde05efca23d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfirege1-3986f0b6ab4e2af1ac49dde05efca23d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfirege1-3986f0b6ab4e2af1ac49dde05efca23d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfirege1-3986f0b6ab4e2af1ac49dde05efca23d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_textblock  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-36955 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-36955 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Blue-racer-straw-bale.jpg' alt='' title='Blue-racer-straw-bale'  height=\"1145\" width=\"1527\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf1lc9h-8f6fd3b362ac76bcb7568344045cb1d8\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ldf1lc9h-8f6fd3b362ac76bcb7568344045cb1d8 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf1lc9h-8f6fd3b362ac76bcb7568344045cb1d8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Artificial snake nesting structures are usually placed in open, sunny areas, so that the centre of the structure can reach the temperature necessary to incubate blue racer eggs during the spring and summer. Photo: J. McCarter<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jt5dge-b0cae044056ddbedaf53ef228e381869'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Built as winter shelters for the snakes, artificial hibernation sites or \u2018hibernacula\u2019 consist of a secure \u2013 usually underground \u2013 chamber where several individuals can hibernate through the coldest months. Made to blend in with their surroundings, no two hibernacula are identical, and each one is monitored for temperature and flood risks for at least one winter to ensure that the conditions inside will remain suitable for blue racers over the winter.<\/p>\n<p>Artificial nests, on the other hand, are entirely above ground, and consist of a cylindrical, wire fencing frame filled with organic matter such as straw or dead leaves. This filling not only protects any eggs laid inside the structure, but also warms them as it decomposes.<\/p>\n<p>There is still much work to be done to bring the blue racer back from the edge, but we are encouraged by the results of our population surveys. WPC and partners will continue to study and assist this delicate remaining population on Pelee Island.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qmoys6-e7ffcec8a0f8af0ebeba327bdce461d1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-qmoys6-e7ffcec8a0f8af0ebeba327bdce461d1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-qmoys6-e7ffcec8a0f8af0ebeba327bdce461d1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-qmoys6-e7ffcec8a0f8af0ebeba327bdce461d1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   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-35759 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35759 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hannah-3_RWolfe.jpg' alt='' title='Hannah-3_RWolfe'  height=\"836\" width=\"1176\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfirfqnn-61c93a59fefe84c79f2eae35a8fda33f\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lfirfqnn-61c93a59fefe84c79f2eae35a8fda33f .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfirfqnn-61c93a59fefe84c79f2eae35a8fda33f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WPC\u2019s Reptile and Amphibian Program Development Coordinator Hannah McCurdy-Adams holds an adult female blue racer, named Marg for her data record. She was one of the largest snakes found during the population surveys on Pelee Island. Photo: R. Wolfe<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-1c6ihq6-d76356579305bafeafa824cb623aff19 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-19  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-36950'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mx2v6m-7f3f64600ee7cc1fb496744388d4434d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf1pycs-b1f5ef86418a66f141a0b28e4fb39ff0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Jessica Nelson<\/h3>\n<p>Jessica is a freelance writer and photographer living in Toronto. 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