{"id":46692,"date":"2024-05-21T08:24:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/internation-day-for-biological-diversity-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T14:28:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:28:37","slug":"cold-blood-warm-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/cold-blood-warm-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold blood, warms hearts: giant tortoises need love too"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-50am3vn-d62f95d386a8b947a9f4251f17ee9b96 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-46692'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh99by1k-4eb1510d937dbfd0580ed025c5e96128\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh99by1k-4eb1510d937dbfd0580ed025c5e96128 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh99by1k-4eb1510d937dbfd0580ed025c5e96128 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh99by1k-4eb1510d937dbfd0580ed025c5e96128 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-46700 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-46700 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooHelen-1440x1080.jpeg' alt='' title='20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooHelen'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1440\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh99b6wg-a8f6d2c1eea210cc01508c6e3198185a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-a8f6d2c1eea210cc01508c6e3198185a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-a8f6d2c1eea210cc01508c6e3198185a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-a8f6d2c1eea210cc01508c6e3198185a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lh99b6wg-a8f6d2c1eea210cc01508c6e3198185a av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Part One<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Cold blood, warm hearts: giant tortoises need love too<\/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-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ft9dsz-07aabb44f685f952c912f9895cdf0478 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\" >mai 21, 2024<\/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\" >Rosie Heffernan<\/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\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" >Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/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\/category\/rosie-heffernan\/\" >Rosie Heffernan<\/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-2levihv-7d594f448fd56703f833a30acbeb6b83 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-46692'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4\">\n.flex_column.av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lwozfkxw-e701412e37556bffd1dbdbce072a6da4 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-lwozeuwx-ff0b33494a0457f34010075781828eec'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Since 1988, the Canada\u2019s New Noah program has provided young conservation biologists in Canada the opportunity of a lifetime. Each year, WPC selects a dedicated biologist from applicants across Canada to undertake a 3-month course at the Durrell Conservation Academy in the U.K. followed by a 6-month internship on the islands of Mauritius and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. This is an opportunity unlike any other for young Canadians to learn firsthand how the world\u2019s most successful conservation recovery programs are managed and to bring this knowledge and experience back to improve Canada\u2019s conservation capacity. Rosie Heffernan is WPC\u2019s 33<sup>rd <\/sup>Canada\u2019s New Noah and reports on her experiences and how she will apply them on return to Canada. The Canada\u2019s New Noah Program is generously supported by the Alan &amp; Patricia Koval Foundation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-n73l2z-a8d48a66fe4a7e686ad3d94549b09482 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwhvy05h-f5c0b0e792d128e3946f9feceefe1580'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelling across the world to participate in Durrell Wildlife Academy\u2019s <strong>40-year legacy of conservation training<\/strong>, through the Durrell Endangered Species Management (DESMAN) postgraduate certificate, I knew I needed to let go of expectations and prepare for uncertainty. Despite this valiant self-talk, however, I lay awake many nights leading up to my flight to Jersey imagining all the different possibilities I might encounter: Would there be any beverage options other than tea? Would I develop a British accent? Do other countries have genuine maple syrup?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In all these ruminations, I never imagined myself trying to escape from 300 pounds of bumpy shell and flesh that threatened to crush me as a giant tortoise attempted to sit in my lap. Cue a record scratch and freeze frame with my sheepish voiceover: \u201cYup, that\u2019s me, I bet you\u2019re wondering how I got here.\u201d <strong>It all started with my personal skills development task, one of the highlights of DESMAN, in which each student has the opportunity to dedicate undivided time to broaden their skills in a personal area of interest.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46696\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen.jpeg 1512w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-1125x1500.jpeg 1125w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_AldabraTortoise_JerseyZooBiggieandHelen-529x705.jpeg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This innocent photo was taken at the scene of the crime, just before things started to get out of hand.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one saw it coming, but I chose to spend my skills development time at the Jersey Zoo herpetology department. Hoping to one day contribute to the study of captive breeding as a conservation tool for endangered reptiles, I sought to immerse myself in the operation of such programs at the zoo. I was very excited to <strong>practice using a snake hook for the first time<\/strong> to assist with weighing a gorgeous Madagascar tree boa. Though snake hooking is a gradually developed skill with continuous experience over time, everyone has to start somewhere, and now I have a foundation to build on. <strong>This will be my first step towards incorporating venomous snakes into my conservation work, including Ontario\u2019s very own Massasauga Rattlesnake.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the herpetology department, diet, temperature, and rainfall are regulated to match the annual cycles of those conditions in the wild. Preserving native environmental cycles is vital for captive animals to retain their circannual rhythms (think: biological clocks), which prompt vital life events such as reproduction, migration, and dormancy to occur at optimal times each year. This is an important consideration to maximize animal health and welfare in any captive environment, particularly for animals that are removed from the wild and housed at latitudes with different conditions than they are used to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46697\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar.jpeg 1761w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-1431x1080.jpeg 1431w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-768x580.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-1536x1159.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-1500x1132.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooHerpetologyCalendar-705x532.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This calendar reminds keepers of the seasonal changes of the animal enclosure conditions. The black &#8216;X&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em><i>represent shoulder seasons, during which diet, temperature and humidity are gradually adjusted into the upcoming wet\/dry season.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a conservation standpoint, this is a vital consideration for populations reared in captivity for multiple generations, whether as safety net populations (in case of catastrophic decline in wild population) or in rescue missions (temporarily removing animals from the wild while an environmental disaster is cleaned up). Captive environments must be kept as similar to native environments as possible to ensure that the optimal genetic makeup for success in the wild is preserved, and to minimize artificial selection for individuals better adapted to captivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may sound simple, however, with smaller populations being more vulnerable to genetic loss \u2013 but also more urgent to breed; in conjunction with native habitat conditions being more conducive to genetic sustainability \u2013 but also more time consuming to implement, conservation breeding is always an extremely complicated undertaking. The urgency we conservationists feel to reverse a population decline as quickly as possible, \u2018before it\u2019s too late\u2019 (and this is not hyperbole, for there does come a point when it is too late), inherently contradicts the patient, evolutionary perspective required for the long-term success of these programs. In the end, a balance must be achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jersey Zoo demonstrates this balance in its temporary housing of a small population of endemic, endangered lizards from Mauritius. A total of 66 Bojer\u2019s skinks, Bouton\u2019s skinks, and lesser night geckos were rescued from a handful of offshore islets of Mauritius that were impacted by a devastating oil spill in 2020. While their habitats are being restored, the herpetology department is tasked with breeding 180 individuals of each species, with the eventual goal of being able to release them back into their native homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure these populations remain genetically diverse and well-adapted to the wild, the department uses a variety of specialized husbandry techniques such as hands-off rearing, using genetic records of each individual to ensure suitable breeding pairs are housed together, and the regulation of circannual weather patterns as mentioned above. This includes the on-site breeding of live insects to mimic wild prey availability in Mauritius\u2019 wet season, during which insect populations increase alongside vegetation growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1j5f70k-d2d8f74e6b0b55eedf49e3f7a2abe116 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwktd4nr-267bd7d272ba5a872fe27f96e83f5a46\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lwktd4nr-267bd7d272ba5a872fe27f96e83f5a46 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lwktd4nr-267bd7d272ba5a872fe27f96e83f5a46 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lwktd4nr-267bd7d272ba5a872fe27f96e83f5a46 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   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-46698 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-46698 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooInsectIncubator.jpeg' alt='' title='20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooInsectIncubator'  height=\"2016\" width=\"1512\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-124q0dg-1b1be52b70e3471c345fa404c6d851ce av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwktd96o-b0c956f93a118d0fd385fc8fcb962f4d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lwktd96o-b0c956f93a118d0fd385fc8fcb962f4d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lwktd96o-b0c956f93a118d0fd385fc8fcb962f4d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lwktd96o-b0c956f93a118d0fd385fc8fcb962f4d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   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-46699 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-46699 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooInsectEnclosure.jpeg' alt='' title='20240508_CNN_RosieHeffernan_JerseyZooInsectEnclosure'  height=\"1210\" width=\"907\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-j5ne10-f6498761e392f7de8bf28444c501901e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwktbop1-e976aaaed826c3d81310153ab21e231d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Insect egg incubator (left) and insect enclosure (right).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>After being introduced to conservation genetics in class, it was a privilege to get a glimpse into the real-life application of these principles.<\/strong> I can\u2019t give too much away, but with successful breeding and habitat recovery over the past four years, and recent genetic analysis showing no genetic loss between generations of geckos, reintroduction appears closer than ever on the horizon. And, with the next leg of my journey in Mauritius, I can\u2019t help but wonder if I will be there to welcome them home, or possibly even assist with some of the post-release monitoring efforts. (Longing sigh)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The next stop on my tour of the herpetology department was the giant tortoise enclosure, where I was almost crushed by an overly affectionate Aldabra tortoise named Mike\u2026but you\u2019ll have to wait for part two to find out how I got myself into (and out of) that situation!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lx27vjzu-494b49549b230721fc175c44b47d82b6\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-lx27vjzu-494b49549b230721fc175c44b47d82b6:hover{\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-lx27vjzu-494b49549b230721fc175c44b47d82b6:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/giant-tortoises-need-love-too\/' class='av-icon-on-hover avia-color-theme-color avia-font-color-theme-color avia-button avia-button-fullwidth av-lx27vjzu-494b49549b230721fc175c44b47d82b6 avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Click for part 2\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue826' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Click for part 2<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-button-fullwidth avia-color-theme-color-highlight'><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1c28nfn-b43226128f209289cfc90758c79f8147 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  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-46692'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rs2n4z-8fed8e8a96cdfebce06b2081ea3cf81e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhwhp6e-f304a75106673aca766fed47dd3dd4dd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Rosie Heffernan<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Canada&#8217;s New Noah<\/h5>\n<p>Rosie is WPC&#8217;s 33rd New Noah. She is building upon a wealth of conservation knowledge that she has gained working in conservation in Ontario and Costa Rica through this hands-on training program with some of the most endangered species in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhwi5fx-2352150e618d28370ed3ed098c584cd0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  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 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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-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430\">\n#top .flex_column.av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-pm55kt-e0645ff2ae8f93f403d5361af7f2f430 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-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-bc-wetlands 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\/bc-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Faune des milieux humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser<\/a>, <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\" >2025-07-04 14:38:57<\/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-bc-wetlands 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\/bc-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Faune des milieux humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser<\/a>, <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\" ><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\/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\">Conservation de la faune au 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 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