{"id":47222,"date":"2024-07-03T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/nest-checks-and-baby-chicks-saving-an-endangered-songbirdday-2024-the-plight-of-insects-and-shrikes-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T07:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:04:03","slug":"the-shrike-effect-my-first-month-as-an-endangered-species-biologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-shrike-effect-my-first-month-as-an-endangered-species-biologist\/","title":{"rendered":"The shrike effect &#8211; my first month as an endangered species biologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1kxs1ed-452e6459633220fcb2c9f5e0ad3bdd00 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-47222'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljhc0wzv-9e8fe96cc65266eb62618f84271a42e6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ljhc0wzv-9e8fe96cc65266eb62618f84271a42e6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ljhc0wzv-9e8fe96cc65266eb62618f84271a42e6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ljhc0wzv-9e8fe96cc65266eb62618f84271a42e6 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-47225 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47225 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lakesha-1-1440x1080.jpeg' alt='' title='Lakesha'  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-ljhc1ffk-af7509c50697a7fbd2fdc246fa42e081\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljhc1ffk-af7509c50697a7fbd2fdc246fa42e081{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljhc1ffk-af7509c50697a7fbd2fdc246fa42e081 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljhc1ffk-af7509c50697a7fbd2fdc246fa42e081 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ljhc1ffk-af7509c50697a7fbd2fdc246fa42e081 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\"  >The shrike effect &#8211; my first month as an endangered species biologist<\/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-1j2drpx-6c7e379a420cc3b67e7fc75c6b92a181\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-1j2drpx-6c7e379a420cc3b67e7fc75c6b92a181{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-1j2drpx-6c7e379a420cc3b67e7fc75c6b92a181 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-1j2drpx-6c7e379a420cc3b67e7fc75c6b92a181 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\" >juillet 3, 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-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/lakesha-smith\/\"  rel=\"author\">Lakesha Smith<\/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\/blogs\/\" >Blogs<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike\/\" >La pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-recovery\/\" >R\u00e9tablissement de la pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-drjc905-704b0e9a34ec4b343e72b4e93f294ea4\">\n.avia-section.av-drjc905-704b0e9a34ec4b343e72b4e93f294ea4{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-drjc905-704b0e9a34ec4b343e72b4e93f294ea4 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-47222'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-qqv7fm-f4f675978894e8b15f5dc60120297669 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lvzafwfy-562e7030dfb3913e521b1e4460a2ed4f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Les pie-gri\u00e8ches migratrices de l'Est sont l'un des oiseaux chanteurs les plus\u00a0<a class=\"glossaryLink\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/glossary\/endangered\/\" data-cmtooltip=\"(E) A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.\">menac\u00e9s<\/a> songbirds. In the past, they could be found from Manitoba to New Brunswick. Now, however, there are fewer than 25 breeding pairs, restricted to two small isolated pockets in Ontario: the plains of Carden and Napanee. After a precipitous drop in the wild eastern loggerhead shrike population in the 1990s, Environment Canada invited Wildlife Preservation Canada to lead the multi-partner recovery effort in 2003. Since then, the wild population size has fluctuated. Studies have shown that the recovery effort has prevented the species from disappearing from Canada, and we are continuing the hard work of breeding and release, monitoring and working with partners to save this endangered songbird.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx91fmne-6a2fd1e58148e9d06c6489b1e2c4c587'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>One of the first things I learned from WPC&#8217;s Conservation Programs Director, Hazel Wheeler, previously the Loggerhead Shrike Lead Biologist, was about a phenomenon they liked to call <strong><em>The Shrike Effect<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<em>Everything that can be more difficult, will be more difficult<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026And they were right! The loggerhead shrikes I monitored both amazed and baffled me repeatedly during my first month as Shrike Biologist in the Napanee region of southern Ontario. Now, defining the phenomenon is not enough, so I will explain it more fully with a few examples!<\/p>\n<p>One example of <em>The Shrike Effect<\/em> occurred when we began <strong>conducting nest checks<\/strong>. Part of monitoring loggerhead shrikes includes counting the number of eggs in the nest (first nest check) and the number of nestlings in the nest (second nest check) following strict field protocols to minimize disturbance. We had estimated that the nest was approximately 7 feet off the ground up a red cedar and could be reached using a phone attached to a selfie stick. However, looks can be deceiving, and the faraway nest appeared much higher once standing next to the tree. The nest ended up being about 10-11 feet high in the red cedar tree and required a small ladder to reach the nest properly <strong>\u2013 <em>The Shrike Effect.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lr9dsxxm-1facf45237dfa6c686570fa7533dc9aa\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lr9dsxxm-1facf45237dfa6c686570fa7533dc9aa img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lr9dsxxm-1facf45237dfa6c686570fa7533dc9aa .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lr9dsxxm-1facf45237dfa6c686570fa7533dc9aa av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  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 class='wp-image-47229 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47229 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nest-feature.jpg' alt='' title='nest-feature'  height=\"1013\" width=\"1800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lx91ny21-bfac63c30f4c65a30e9d2136d9ebe3d1'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>First nest check of six eggs.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The second example is the <strong>cryptic nature of shrikes, which makes them VERY good at hiding their nest site<\/strong>. At one of our sites, a male was seen feeding a female on a nest (a behaviour often seen when the female is incubating eggs). Yet as time passed there were fewer sightings of the shrike pair until a day when no birds were seen. I had thought that the nest might have failed\u2026 but on the follow-up visit, the nest was bustling with activity with both adults returning to the nest frequently to feed the newly hatched and hungry nestlings <strong>\u2013 <em>The Shrike Effect<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My last example (although there are plenty more) is the <strong>tricky task of resighting birds with colour bands<\/strong>. For those who are new to the Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Project, shrikes are banded with three colour bands and one federal metal band on their legs following strict protocols. Banding allows us to<\/p>\n<p>identify each bird from afar and monitor them through time. The challenge here is to identify the full band combinations because you need to see both legs of a shrike in good lighting, which is difficult since they often don\u2019t sit still for long. Then once you manage to see the bands you need to make sure the color you are seeing is correct, as some colour bands (like white and light blue) can look very similar <strong>\u2013 <em>The Shrike Effect<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout my first month, I learned many things while monitoring shrikes, as challenging as it was to find and monitor them, it was also rewarding to see the nestlings successfully leaving the nest. I am grateful to be able to work with this endangered species and help do my part in restoring the eastern loggerhead shrike population.<\/p>\n<p><em>Below, prime shrike habitat, an open field dotted with red cedar trees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ly65e8e7-5104e9e6f84d3755b4547d101c4f2622\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ly65e8e7-5104e9e6f84d3755b4547d101c4f2622 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ly65e8e7-5104e9e6f84d3755b4547d101c4f2622 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ly65e8e7-5104e9e6f84d3755b4547d101c4f2622 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-47226 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47226 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Prime-shrike-habitat-an-open-field-dotted-with-red-cedar-trees-1920x1080.jpeg' alt='' title='Prime shrike habitat, an open field dotted with red cedar trees'  height=\"844\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-12zi4ra-064448410d3ae4fb810365db2991f9fe main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  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-47222'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-jd3bhy-dace2388bae3c6fb9a9bff768122aca7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-m2kxo8zu-02f6c90734ad441790d6b5ce82a5290f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Lakesha Smith<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Napanee Biologist &#8211; Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakesha spent the 2024 field season working with WPC as the Napanee Biologist as part of the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery team. After discovering her passion for birds during a biology internship in Costa Rica in 2018, she worked on a variety of projects from Colombia to Australia and completed her MSc studying migration and breeding in purple martins. In the future, Lakesha hopes to work as an ecologist, conducting research to better understand and conserve avian species.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2kxqwjf-b89abd56bd5be847b7ae3625ef00f163\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m2kxqwjf-b89abd56bd5be847b7ae3625ef00f163 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m2kxqwjf-b89abd56bd5be847b7ae3625ef00f163 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m2kxqwjf-b89abd56bd5be847b7ae3625ef00f163 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  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 class='wp-image-48424 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-48424 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lakesha-Smith_Thumbnail.jpg' alt='' title='Lakesha Smith_Thumbnail'  height=\"1106\" width=\"1106\"  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-3vsfanp-b6a8c3632fca682c33aec86c48715d4e main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  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-47222'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-3cnxmph-d8321c37fba99c848ccde18793d4bebd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first 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class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-team-effort-saving-species-at-risk-through-ex-situ-conservation\/\" 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=\"2026-09-16T18:48:54-05:00\" >16 septembre 2026<\/time><span 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>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Grace Dycha<\/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'>Grace Dycha<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-09-16T18:48:54-05:00\" >2026-09-16 18:48:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-09-26 17:31:12<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Sauver les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la conservation ex 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minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/conservation_planning\/\" rel=\"tag\">Planification de la conservation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/oregon-spotted-frog-program\/\" rel=\"tag\">Grenouille macul\u00e9e de l'Oregon<\/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\/breeding-to-save-frogs\/\"  title=\"2026 Blog photo reformatting - ConservationBreedingFrogs_SouthernMountainYellow-LeggedFroglet_StephanieWinton\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thumbnail_ConservationBreedingFrogs_SouthernMountainYellow-LeggedFroglet_StephanieWinton.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-56398 avia-img-lazy-loading-56398 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thumbnail_ConservationBreedingFrogs_SouthernMountainYellow-LeggedFroglet_StephanieWinton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thumbnail_ConservationBreedingFrogs_SouthernMountainYellow-LeggedFroglet_StephanieWinton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thumbnail_ConservationBreedingFrogs_SouthernMountainYellow-LeggedFroglet_StephanieWinton-80x80.jpg 80w, 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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=\"2026-09-11T13:02:41-05:00\" >11 septembre 2026<\/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\/canadian-species-initiative\/\" rel=\"author\">Stephanie Winton<\/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\/2026\/09\/Thumbnail_ConservationBreedingFrogs_SouthernMountainYellow-LeggedFroglet_StephanieWinton.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'>Stephanie Winton<\/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'>Stephanie Winton<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T13:02:41-05:00\" >2026-09-11 13:02:41<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-09-26 17:34:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>L'\u00e9levage de conservation pour sauver les grenouilles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-56316 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-56316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs project-bc-projects specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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