{"id":50324,"date":"2025-07-28T06:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T11:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/small-victories-one-wingbeat-at-a-time-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:46:46","slug":"an-ode-tortoise-poop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/an-ode-tortoise-poop\/","title":{"rendered":"An ode to tortoise poop"},"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-50324'><div class='entry-content-wrapper 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Tortoise Poop_Mariel Terebiznik1'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh99b6wg-b527fdafd44fbd9f56c0e2220a7fcf2b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-b527fdafd44fbd9f56c0e2220a7fcf2b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-b527fdafd44fbd9f56c0e2220a7fcf2b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lh99b6wg-b527fdafd44fbd9f56c0e2220a7fcf2b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lh99b6wg-b527fdafd44fbd9f56c0e2220a7fcf2b 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\"  >An ode to tortoise poop<\/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-d67db919e6929c43f647f259f93cb1fc\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-d67db919e6929c43f647f259f93cb1fc{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ft9dsz-d67db919e6929c43f647f259f93cb1fc .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ft9dsz-d67db919e6929c43f647f259f93cb1fc 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 28, 2025<\/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\" >Mariel Terebiznik<\/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\/conservation-success\/\" >Conservation Success<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et 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Terebiznik<\/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-50324'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m2xrgzs4-386a6c6be6b48f0883166aeca79d41c9\">\n.flex_column.av-m2xrgzs4-386a6c6be6b48f0883166aeca79d41c9{\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-m2xrgzs4-386a6c6be6b48f0883166aeca79d41c9 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-m2xrj3o0-39518b1aacf010523f5d3e7a6c91fbc8'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>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. Mariel Terebiznik is WPC\u2019s 34th<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>Canada\u2019s New Noah and reports on her experiences and how she will apply them on return to Canada. <b>The Canada\u2019s New Noah Program is generously supported by the Alan &amp; Patricia Koval Foundation.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1xqh7pf-e128c7446df5deb8a26b4dabcf91cb1d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhw4chy-80ae9d3204ec9efde0caa109e78b0a74'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I landed in Mauritius, ready to embark on what would be 6 months of field work, I had some semblance of what to expect. I chatted with previous New Noahs, researched the work Mauritian Wildlife Foundation does, and met some Mauritian friends at the DESMAN course. They all referenced breath-taking beaches, engaging field work, and being a part of a community of passionate conservationists. <strong>But what I was most excited about was the chance to work with giant Aldabra tortoises.<\/strong> I have always had a soft spot for turtles \u2013 they were the focus of my first field work as I paddled around Algonquin Park looking for Snapping and Painted turtles, they drove my research questions in my undergraduate and Master\u2019s degrees, and they are incredibly adorable and fun to work with. Needless to say, I was ready for these gorgeous gentle giant Aldabras to be the centre of my latest obsession. <strong>What I did not expect was for that obsession to centre around their poop.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you judge, let me explain. I have spent the first 2 months in Mauritius working on the beautiful island of Iles aux Aigrettes (IAA). On IAA, part of my job includes taking care of the young Aldabra tortoises by collecting leaves to feed them, changing their water, and of course cleaning up their poop. The island itself is populated by a bunch of free-roaming adult tortoises that we also check in on. <strong>One of the best parts of being on IAA is sharing it with these tortoises.<\/strong> Back in Canada, when I am in the field, I am used to the rustling of leaves in the distance to mean a bear or moose is close by. On IAA, it is always a tortoise. They lumber around the island popping in and out of our work like a rotating cast of supporting staff. The tortoises cheer us up with their antics, mimic our field work in their own daily quest for leaves, and ask for a good neck scratch when the mood strikes them. This means that on IAA, every path I take, every step I make, I see tortoise poop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having to clean up and watch my step for tortoise poop on a daily basis, one might think that it would become a nuisance. Instead, tortoise poop has become my beacon of joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aldabra tortoise poop surprisingly comes in many different shapes and sizes. They can resemble numbers, letters of the alphabet, punctuation symbols, and common icons. This discovery of the unexpectedly intricate shapes of tortoise poop has prompted a side quest for me to try to collect a poop photo that resembles each letter of the alphabet. It is as if the tortoises have turned the island into their own deconstructed Ouija board with their secret message waiting to be discovered if you are brave enough to look. With my teammates on IAA now on this quest, it can sometimes feel like we are cloud watching or completing a Rorschach test, each sharing what we see in the strange shapes of the tortoise poop we find every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>But as fun as searching for secret codes in tortoise poop is, their true beauty is much deeper than that.<\/strong> Mauritius used to have its own species of endemic tortoises that went extinct a long time ago. In their absence, an ecological niche went unfilled causing whole ecosystems to destabilize like removing one too many pieces of a Jenga tower. Introducing the closely related Aldabra tortoise to IAA served to test an interesting idea \u2013 can we fill the hole left by the Mauritian tortoises and restore the ecological roles they once played?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3a7adn8-b722f67f495122214b96ceee0fe7fdb0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3a7adn8-b722f67f495122214b96ceee0fe7fdb0{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3a7adn8-b722f67f495122214b96ceee0fe7fdb0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2zltyd0-2f7905dcc6423666e5953e5834d8c11b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  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-mdn262xc-59c2afa12691cf9053461dc8a79627ca\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdn262xc-59c2afa12691cf9053461dc8a79627ca img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdn262xc-59c2afa12691cf9053461dc8a79627ca .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdn262xc-59c2afa12691cf9053461dc8a79627ca av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  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-50331 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50331 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik3.png' alt='' title='An Ode To Tortoise Poop_Mariel Terebiznik3'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2qftdqs-cda10010ba26feef1718dd97232f1f0c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  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-mdn267gq-6cfe3f86a5e1e4d5acf7ef9972f70ce7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdn267gq-6cfe3f86a5e1e4d5acf7ef9972f70ce7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdn267gq-6cfe3f86a5e1e4d5acf7ef9972f70ce7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdn267gq-6cfe3f86a5e1e4d5acf7ef9972f70ce7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  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-50330 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-50330 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/An-Ode-To-Tortoise-Poop_Mariel-Terebiznik2.png' alt='' title='An Ode To Tortoise Poop_Mariel Terebiznik2'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-29vyris-ffbbbd8d02835778082a64ef7af1cd6e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-1r91dx0-cf517503b75d182dc8d68d230aa86ac3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Tortoise poop sprouting new life! The seeds the tortoises passed through their digestive system are beginning to grow, and are the next step in island restoration. Photos:M. Terebiznik.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15lt9dg-05521b8cd94b0fef0687a2d32cf15117\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-15lt9dg-05521b8cd94b0fef0687a2d32cf15117{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-15lt9dg-05521b8cd94b0fef0687a2d32cf15117 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-oxslx0-79a1692dba6085763d298ec28a2ebfa7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Aldabra tortoises on the island, they started eating invasive plant species that were outcompeting the endemic native ones. Those native plants that evolved alongside tortoises have adaptations against this grazing (specifically red veins on young plants that tortoises avoid), allowing them to grow and thrive. When tortoises do eat the fruits of adult native plants, they disperse their seeds. <strong>The seeds that pass through the tortoises\u2019 digestive system are more likely to germinate compared to seeds that have not been eaten.<\/strong> Those seeds are then dispersed by their poop! In this way, tortoise poop is just one of the essential steps of island restoration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every tortoise poop I stumble upon is therefore not just a potentially amusing shape, but <strong>a legacy of conservation science decades in the making<\/strong>. All the tortoise poop I clean up in the nurseries is the next step in this cycle of more Aldabra tortoises getting ready to join us arm-in-arm in the fight to conserve these islands. As I look in the past and see all the work that has been done to restore these ecosystems, I also look forward to how much more can be done. <strong>I could not ask for better teammates in this battle for conservation than these giant Aldabra tortoises.<\/strong> With them, and of course their poop by our side, it is hard not to have hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/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-18  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-50324'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rs2n4z-8fed8e8a96cdfebce06b2081ea3cf81e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhhwhp6e-a690ccf4b4f4aac4efe348d582491d6a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Mariel Terebiznik<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">34th Canada&#8217;s New Noah<\/h5>\n<p>Mariel a toujours entretenu une relation profonde avec la nature et la conservation, ayant grandi en passant la plupart de son temps dehors dans les parcs. En poursuivant cette passion, Mariel a \u00e9tudi\u00e9 l'\u00e9cologie et la biologie \u00e9volutive \u00e0 l'Universit\u00e9 de Toronto, o\u00f9 elle a obtenu ses baccalaur\u00e9at et ma\u00eetrise. Elle s'est concentr\u00e9e sur \u00eatre sur le terrain autant que possible, voyageant en \u00c9quateur pour travailler avec des l\u00e9zards et passant une quantit\u00e9 extraordinaire de temps au parc provincial Algonquin contribuant aux projets de suivi \u00e0 long terme. 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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-29  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-50049 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-50049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: A tale of two turtles\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: A tale of two turtles\">A tale of two turtles<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\"  title=\"WPTvsRES_Thumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png\" class=\"wp-image-50058 avia-img-lazy-loading-50058 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail-180x180.png 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-turtles\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >juillet 2, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/jenna-kissel\/\" rel=\"author\">Jenna Kissel<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >2025-07-02 09:04:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:54:37<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>A tale of two turtles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-48090 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-48090 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award\">Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\"  title=\"20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7 copy\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-48098 avia-img-lazy-loading-48098 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240924_WPT_SilverSalamanderAwardwithTurtle7-copy-180x180.jpeg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/turtle-team-wins-award\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-23T13:59:34-05:00\" >septembre 23, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/wildlife-preservation-canada\/\" rel=\"author\">Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div 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itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-09-23T13:59:34-05:00\" >2024-09-23 13:59:34<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-07-22 14:55:55<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Turtles take the spotlight: recovery team wins award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47344 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-47344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-painted-turtle project-fraser-valley-wetlands project-freshwater-turtles specific-species-western-painted-turtle\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Saving turtles with a little help from our friends\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-turtles-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Saving turtles with a little help from our friends\">Saving turtles with a little help from our friends<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/fraser-valley-wetlands\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e Fraser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/freshwater-turtles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortues d'eau douce<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/western-painted-turtle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tortue peinte de l'Ouest<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-turtles-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/\"  title=\"w-featirejpg\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47353 avia-img-lazy-loading-47353 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/w-featirejpg-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-turtles-with-a-little-help-from-our-friends\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-07-17T09:41:41-05:00\" >juillet 17, 2024<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/andrea-gielens\/\" rel=\"author\">Andrea Gielens<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span 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