{"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":"2026-08-16T08:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T13:19:00","slug":"an-ode-tortoise-poop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/an-ode-tortoise-poop\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode aux excr\u00e9ments de tortue"},"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\"  >Ode aux excr\u00e9ments de tortue<\/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\" >28 juillet 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 \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-after-meta\">Photo: M. 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>Depuis 1988, le programme du Prochain No\u00e9 du Canada offre aux jeunes biologistes de la conservation au Canada une occasion unique. Chaque ann\u00e9e, CFC s\u00e9lectionne un biologiste d\u00e9vou\u00e9 parmi les candidats de partout au Canada pour suivre un cours de 3 mois \u00e0 la Durrell Conservation Academy au Royaume-Uni, suivi d'un stage de 6 mois sur les \u00eeles Maurice et Madagascar dans l'oc\u00e9an Indien. C'est une occasion unique pour les jeunes Canadiens d'apprendre de premi\u00e8re main comment les programmes de r\u00e9tablissement de la conservation les plus r\u00e9ussis au monde sont g\u00e9r\u00e9s, et de ramener ces connaissances et cette exp\u00e9rience pour am\u00e9liorer la capacit\u00e9 de conservation du Canada. Mariel Terebiznik est la 34e<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>No\u00e9 du Canada de CFC et partage ses exp\u00e9riences et comment elle les appliquera \u00e0 son retour au 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;\">En atterrissant \u00e0 l'\u00eele Maurice, pr\u00eate \u00e0 me lancer dans ce qui allait \u00eatre 6 mois de travail de terrain, j'avais une id\u00e9e de ce \u00e0 quoi m'attendre. J'avais discut\u00e9 avec d'anciens No\u00e9, fait des recherches sur le travail de la Mauritian Wildlife Foundation et rencontr\u00e9 quelques amis mauriciens lors du cours DESMAN. Ils ont tous mentionn\u00e9 de magnifiques plages, un travail de terrain captivant et l'appartenance \u00e0 une communaut\u00e9 de conservationnistes passionn\u00e9s. <strong>Mais ce qui m'enthousiasmait le plus, c'\u00e9tait la chance de travailler avec les g\u00e9antes tortues d'Aldabra.<\/strong> J'ai toujours eu un faible pour les tortues \u2014 elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 au c\u0153ur de mon premier travail de terrain alors que je pagayais dans le parc Algonquin \u00e0 la recherche de tortues serpentines et peintes, elles ont guid\u00e9 mes questions de recherche dans mes baccalaur\u00e9at et ma\u00eetrise, et elles sont incroyablement adorables et agr\u00e9ables \u00e0 c\u00f4toyer. Inutile de dire que j'\u00e9tais pr\u00eate pour que ces magnifiques g\u00e9ants doux qu'\u00e9taient les Aldabras deviennent le centre de ma derni\u00e8re obsession. <strong>Ce \u00e0 quoi je ne m'attendais pas, c'est que cette obsession allait se centrer autour de leurs excr\u00e9ments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avant de me juger, laissez-moi expliquer. J'ai pass\u00e9 les 2 premiers mois \u00e0 l'\u00eele Maurice \u00e0 travailler sur la belle \u00eele d'Ile aux Aigrettes (IAA). Sur IAA, une partie de mon travail consiste \u00e0 prendre soin des jeunes tortues d'Aldabra en cueillant des feuilles pour les nourrir, en changeant leur eau, et bien s\u00fbr en ramassant leurs excr\u00e9ments. L'\u00eele elle-m\u00eame est peupl\u00e9e d'une bande de tortues adultes en libert\u00e9 sur lesquelles nous veillons aussi. <strong>L'une des meilleures parties d'\u00eatre sur IAA est de la partager avec ces tortues.<\/strong> Au Canada, quand je suis sur le terrain, j'ai l'habitude que le bruissement des feuilles au loin signifie qu'un ours ou un orignal est proche. Sur IAA, c'est toujours une tortue. Elles se prom\u00e8nent lourdement sur l'\u00eele, faisant des entr\u00e9es et sorties dans notre travail comme un casting tournant de collaborateurs. Les tortues nous remontent le moral avec leurs pitreries, imitent notre travail sur le terrain dans leur qu\u00eate quotidienne de feuilles, et nous demandent de leur gratter le cou quand l\u2019envie leur prend. Cela signifie que sur IAA, chaque chemin que j'emprunte, chaque pas que je fais, je vois des excr\u00e9ments de tortue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devoir ramasser et surveiller ses pas pour \u00e9viter les excr\u00e9ments de tortue au quotidien pourrait sembler une nuisance. Au lieu de \u00e7a, les excr\u00e9ments de tortue sont devenus mon phare de joie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les excr\u00e9ments de tortues d'Aldabra prennent \u00e9tonnamment toutes sortes de formes et de tailles. Ils peuvent ressembler \u00e0 des chiffres, des lettres de l'alphabet, des symboles de ponctuation et des ic\u00f4nes communes. Cette d\u00e9couverte des formes inattendument complexes des excr\u00e9ments de tortue m'a lanc\u00e9e dans une qu\u00eate secondaire pour essayer de collecter une photo d'excr\u00e9ment ressemblant \u00e0 chaque lettre de l'alphabet. C'est comme si les tortues avaient transform\u00e9 l'\u00eele en leur propre tableau Ouija d\u00e9compos\u00e9 avec un message secret attendant d'\u00eatre d\u00e9couvert si vous \u00eates assez courageux pour regarder. Avec mes co\u00e9quipiers sur IAA maintenant engag\u00e9s dans cette qu\u00eate, on a parfois l'impression de regarder les nuages ou de passer un test de Rorschach, chacun partageant ce qu'il voit dans les formes \u00e9tranges des excr\u00e9ments de tortue que nous trouvons chaque jour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mais aussi amusante que soit la recherche de codes secrets dans les excr\u00e9ments de tortue, leur vraie beaut\u00e9 est bien plus profonde que \u00e7a.<\/strong> L'\u00eele Maurice avait autrefois ses propres esp\u00e8ces de tortues end\u00e9miques qui se sont \u00e9teintes il y a longtemps. En leur absence, une niche \u00e9cologique est rest\u00e9e inoccup\u00e9e, causant la d\u00e9stabilisation d'\u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes entiers comme lorsqu'on retire une pi\u00e8ce de trop dans une tour Jenga. L'introduction de la tortue d'Aldabra, \u00e9troitement apparent\u00e9e, sur IAA a servi \u00e0 tester une id\u00e9e int\u00e9ressante \u2014 peut-on combler le vide laiss\u00e9 par les tortues mauriciennes et restaurer les r\u00f4les \u00e9cologiques qu'elles jouaient autrefois ?\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 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 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>Des excr\u00e9ments de tortue donnant naissance \u00e0 une nouvelle vie ! Les graines que les tortues ont fait passer \u00e0 travers leur syst\u00e8me digestif commencent \u00e0 pousser, et constituent la prochaine \u00e9tape de la restauration de l'\u00eele. 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;\">Avec les tortues d'Aldabra sur l'\u00eele, elles ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 manger des esp\u00e8ces v\u00e9g\u00e9tales envahissantes qui supplantaient les esp\u00e8ces end\u00e9miques indig\u00e8nes. Ces plantes indig\u00e8nes qui ont \u00e9volu\u00e9 aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s des tortues ont des adaptations contre ce broutage (notamment des veines rouges sur les jeunes plantes que les tortues \u00e9vitent), leur permettant de pousser et de prosp\u00e9rer. Quand les tortues mangent les fruits des plantes indig\u00e8nes adultes, elles dispersent leurs graines. <strong>Les graines qui passent \u00e0 travers le syst\u00e8me digestif des tortues sont plus susceptibles de germer que les graines qui n'ont pas \u00e9t\u00e9 mang\u00e9es.<\/strong> Ces graines sont ensuite dispers\u00e9es par leurs excr\u00e9ments ! De cette fa\u00e7on, les excr\u00e9ments de tortue ne sont qu'une des \u00e9tapes essentielles de la restauration de l'\u00eele.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chaque excr\u00e9ment de tortue sur lequel je tr\u00e9buche n'est donc pas seulement une forme potentiellement amusante, mais <strong>un h\u00e9ritage de la science de la conservation en construction depuis des d\u00e9cennies<\/strong>. Tous les excr\u00e9ments de tortue que je nettoie dans les p\u00e9pini\u00e8res repr\u00e9sentent la prochaine \u00e9tape de ce cycle de plus de tortues d'Aldabra se pr\u00e9parant \u00e0 nous rejoindre main dans la main dans la lutte pour conserver ces \u00eeles. En regardant en arri\u00e8re et en voyant tout le travail qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait pour restaurer ces \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes, je regarde aussi en avant vers tout ce qui peut encore \u00eatre accompli. <strong>Je ne pourrais pas demander de meilleurs co\u00e9quipiers dans cette bataille pour la conservation que ces g\u00e9antes tortues d'Aldabra.<\/strong> Avec elles, et bien s\u00fbr leurs excr\u00e9ments \u00e0 nos c\u00f4t\u00e9s, il est difficile de ne pas avoir espoir.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/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;\">34e No\u00e9 du Canada<\/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. Mariel a aussi cofond\u00e9 et codirige un organisme de base appel\u00e9 Field Research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified (FREED).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lhhwi5fx-e0c15439a8c80c9c24e2959016ea655f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-e0c15439a8c80c9c24e2959016ea655f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lhhwi5fx-e0c15439a8c80c9c24e2959016ea655f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lhhwi5fx-e0c15439a8c80c9c24e2959016ea655f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  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-49186 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49186 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mariel-photo.jpg' alt='' title='Mariel photo'  height=\"698\" width=\"698\"  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-1x68mnx-23ae558fa105a809e9b83ccb1af3b197 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-22  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-50324'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-1g37urh-36c1af29d80441bd2f187061d5973a68 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-23  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-12p3131-a4aa145a6225bccaa0b419c5e2983708'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-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-25  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-52969 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-52969 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canadas-new-noah category-news-and-events project-canadas-new-noahs\"  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: Frog is possible\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/frog-is-possible\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Frog is possible\">La grenouille est possible<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/scientific-community\/canadas-new-noah\/\" rel=\"tag\">Le prochain No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/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\/frog-is-possible\/\"  title=\"Reformatage de photo de blog - FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52982 avia-img-lazy-loading-52982 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail-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\/frog-is-possible\/\" 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=\"2026-05-12T08:54:24-05:00\" >12 mai 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\/dfarrant\/\" rel=\"author\">Daryn Farrant<\/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\/05\/FrogIsPossible_DarynandDiagram_JennaKissel_Thumbnail.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'>Daryn Farrant<\/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'>Daryn Farrant<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-12T08:54:24-05:00\" >2026-05-12 08:54:24<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-12 08:56:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>La grenouille est possible<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-52948 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-52948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canadas-new-noah category-news-and-events project-canadas-new-noahs-next-adventures specific-species-overseas-species\"  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: New spider species discovered\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/new-spider-species-discovered\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: New spider species discovered\">D\u00e9couverte d'une nouvelle esp\u00e8ce d'araign\u00e9e<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/scientific-community\/canadas-new-noah\/\" rel=\"tag\">Le prochain No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/canadas-new-noahs-next-adventures\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les prochaines aventures des No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/overseas-species\/\" rel=\"tag\">Esp\u00e8ces exotiques<\/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\/new-spider-species-discovered\/\"  title=\"Reformater le blog photo - NouvelleEsp\u00e8ceAraign\u00e9e_Araign\u00e9eR\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e_SarahFalconer\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52964 avia-img-lazy-loading-52964 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail-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\/new-spider-species-discovered\/\" 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=\"2026-05-11T12:42:50-05:00\" >11 mai 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\/sarah-falconer\/\" rel=\"author\">Sarah Falconer<\/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\/05\/NewSpiderSpecies_SpiderRevealed_SarahFalconer_Thumbnail.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'>Sarah Falconer<\/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'>Sarah Falconer<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:42:50-05:00\" >2026-05-11 12:42:50<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-05-11 12:44:04<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>D\u00e9couverte d'une nouvelle esp\u00e8ce d'araign\u00e9e<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-52776 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-52776 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canadas-new-noah category-news-and-events project-canadas-new-noahs specific-species-overseas-species\"  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: Chattering of choughs\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/chattering-of-choughs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Chattering of choughs\">Bavardage de craves<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/scientific-community\/canadas-new-noah\/\" rel=\"tag\">Le prochain No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/overseas-species\/\" rel=\"tag\">Esp\u00e8ces exotiques<\/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\/chattering-of-choughs\/\"  title=\"Reformatage de photos de blog - ChatteringofChoughsBlog_ThreeChoughsAtopAviary_DFarrant\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatteringofChoughsBlog_ThreeChoughsAtopAviary_DFarrant_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52784 avia-img-lazy-loading-52784 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatteringofChoughsBlog_ThreeChoughsAtopAviary_DFarrant_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatteringofChoughsBlog_ThreeChoughsAtopAviary_DFarrant_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatteringofChoughsBlog_ThreeChoughsAtopAviary_DFarrant_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, 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