{"id":38072,"date":"2023-01-05T18:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T23:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=38072"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:24:58","slug":"think-horses-not-zebras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/think-horses-not-zebras\/","title":{"rendered":"Think horses, not zebras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4zjiuwo-d39de0118515e78cf9c4520d5f42fcf2 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-38072'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx5is5v-ed88b01bfc3dcac5e9a7f5bbbc7f7f37\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5is5v-ed88b01bfc3dcac5e9a7f5bbbc7f7f37 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5is5v-ed88b01bfc3dcac5e9a7f5bbbc7f7f37 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx5is5v-ed88b01bfc3dcac5e9a7f5bbbc7f7f37 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-38076 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38076 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2L7A0447-1-scaled-1.jpg' alt='' title='2L7A0447-1-scaled'  height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4ala6jc-8880fc7c245491990b3b709ba1b6b9b9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-4ala6jc-8880fc7c245491990b3b709ba1b6b9b9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-4ala6jc-8880fc7c245491990b3b709ba1b6b9b9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-4ala6jc-8880fc7c245491990b3b709ba1b6b9b9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-4ala6jc-8880fc7c245491990b3b709ba1b6b9b9 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\"  >Think horses, not zebras<\/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-3y8lit4-db38bbed18ad692c884707794b3139ed\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-3y8lit4-db38bbed18ad692c884707794b3139ed{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-3y8lit4-db38bbed18ad692c884707794b3139ed .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-3y8lit4-db38bbed18ad692c884707794b3139ed 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\" >janvier 5, 2023<\/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\/andrea-gielens\/\"  rel=\"author\">Andrea Gielens<\/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\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" >Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/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<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe 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-38072'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-msq6jy42-c44b81ce9864d81aac22bcd879219385'   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><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-24zuhbs-147261cf8e1186f09558b4ebcd1a2b28 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-38072'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1owufiw-32f0b95e6e6f4fb9fdaa77f0f9b3b970 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx5hxs5-fb9e618ced9bcd2f3cf9f2eb8b312438'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Since 2011, WPC\u2019s BC recovery team has rescued, hatched, and reared western painted turtle eggs at our conservation center before returning them to suitable habitat in the wild. Beginning with fewer than 20 individuals during that 1st year in 2011, this program has expanded to allow us to release around 200 young each year to bring back painted turtle populations across the Sunshine Coast, Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we released 183 juvenile turtles from the overwintering tanks at the conservation center we share with the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Releasing these turtles to the wild when they are at an age and size to have the best chance of survival will make a significant impact to the survival of the species in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s head-starting program produced 218 hatchlings that will be overwintered for release in 2023, so we can continue to restore wild populations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx5jbwp-f6cd918fe7c2412f52198318dc2bc265\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5jbwp-f6cd918fe7c2412f52198318dc2bc265 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5jbwp-f6cd918fe7c2412f52198318dc2bc265 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx5jbwp-f6cd918fe7c2412f52198318dc2bc265 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  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-38077 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38077 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/web-release_o.jpg' alt='' title='web-release_o'  height=\"1196\" width=\"1800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx5jrs4-9e8599c7d583fceb6543be2a4f7d6cd2'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Overall, we had a 68% hatch rate, which is slightly above average with previous years hatching success of 50-65%. Head-started turtles are cared for daily with feedings, cleaning and monitoring. Health checks, water quality analysis and other facility management and maintenance is ongoing as turtles are kept active year-round in order to extend the growth period.<\/p>\n<p>Despite our husbandry following word-class conservation protocols, the unpredictability of caring for animals means that challenges always arise. Since the beginning of the program there have been occurrences of what has been colloquially called \u201csoft shell\u201d. A turtle\u2019s shell may appear completely normal at first but over a few months the relatively soft shell of the young hatchlings doesn\u2019t harden as expected, and becomes increasingly soft. In the early years of the program this affected between 5-10% of the hatchlings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx5k9rx-6ef21acf63b6effab8f45d366c080006\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5k9rx-6ef21acf63b6effab8f45d366c080006 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5k9rx-6ef21acf63b6effab8f45d366c080006 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx5k9rx-6ef21acf63b6effab8f45d366c080006 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  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-38078 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38078 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/w-eggs.jpg' alt='' title='w-eggs'  height=\"2400\" width=\"1800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx5ldud-efe17bea5d79b9bedbb700abd0fd22ce'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The western painted turtles in our headstarting program have a long road ahead of them after they are rescued as eggs from locations where they would have been in danger. These eggs have been collected from a road side where the eggs faced many threats. WPC biologists keep them safe until they hatch and grow large enough to release back to the wild.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx5lpqx-29ad50c1a707064cc3734c0447187975'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The health of the animals in our care is of paramount importance. We submitted samples to the provincial government\u2019s Animal Health Center (AHC), which showed that the affected turtle\u2019s had a metabolic condition but did not identify an underlying cause. After exhausting all traditional treatments, we submitted additional samples to the AHC in 2020\/21 requesting further investigation that finally revealed a diagnosis of intestinal cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidium encompasses numerous species of microscopic parasites that are very common in the natural environment but can cause disease in many different kinds of animals. These protozoan infections are not well known for reptiles, and there have been very few studies on infections in turtles. We initially didn\u2019t expect it to be cryptosporidiosis as typically this presentation of soft shells is caused by poor lighting and food, which was not our case in our facility.<\/p>\n<p>An initial trial treatment combining two drugs specifically for the treatment of cryptospiridiosis in 40 affected turtles resulted in a 95% recovery rate! A follow-up study that involved both drugs used separately and control untreated groups during the winter of 2021\/2022 found that both treatments worked well but in different ways leading us to plan to continue their use in tandem for our hatchlings this year.<\/p>\n<p>Our results from investigating and discovering a treatment for this parasite masquerading as a metabolic issue will be applicable across a wide range of other turtle conservation programs in Canada and more widely. At the same time this can encourage other conservation breeding programs to think beyond initial diagnoses when what appears to be a novel complex problem may actually be caused by a more common culprit.<\/p>\n<p>In both animal care and human care we are often told in diagnostics that \u201cwhen we hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras\u201d. The odds are, that the most common diagnosis is the probable one. However, sometimes the hoofbeats are actually zebras\u2026especially when you work at a zoo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-1britlk-5ab6b9bdc4ee87c3cdb301572e23725f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  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-38072'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-wldwe0-67939aa9b42c44ccd4883446e10b0ad2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfx5mirq-d4086d4ab30c94dde33f1eac2595f6e9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Andrea Gielens<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Lead Biologist \u2013 Fraser Valley Wetlands Recovery Program<\/h5>\n<p>Andrea manages WPC\u2019s 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 Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey. Andrea also manages the Taylor\u2019s checkerspot butterfly recovery program in BC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfx5o7dk-1dc0db4a4017dce2a9aac0533d4210a2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5o7dk-1dc0db4a4017dce2a9aac0533d4210a2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfx5o7dk-1dc0db4a4017dce2a9aac0533d4210a2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfx5o7dk-1dc0db4a4017dce2a9aac0533d4210a2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  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-36823 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-36823 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Gielens-square-2-300x300.jpg' alt='Andrea Gielens' title='Andrea-Gielens-square (2)'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  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-av_section-8eecd69ce36189f9165e9139e4f86b78 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-19  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-38072'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-976baad68ed45a5be92561c364634969 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7a1af7d8f9790576b1769c0a9f0449ed'   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-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef\">\n#top .flex_column.av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  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 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