{"id":56316,"date":"2026-09-07T08:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T13:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=56316"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:02:31","slug":"painting-turtles-for-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/painting-turtles-for-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Peindre des tortues pour la conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-g1fgopo-9d730871638a4421f2bc50a0a6c11a4f 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-56316'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fl82118-60b7896057cb79a40928ba3fbd1deff0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-fl82118-60b7896057cb79a40928ba3fbd1deff0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-fl82118-60b7896057cb79a40928ba3fbd1deff0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-fl82118-60b7896057cb79a40928ba3fbd1deff0 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-56340 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56340 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PaintingTurtlesForConservation_AyshaAndTurtle_AyshaMcConkey.png' alt='Aysha holding a western painted turtle with a green nature background' title='PaintingTurtlesForConservation_AyshaAndTurtle_AyshaMcConkey'  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-f2vjqik-2ac4be97c25a9fbb92c502742fe149b0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-f2vjqik-2ac4be97c25a9fbb92c502742fe149b0{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-f2vjqik-2ac4be97c25a9fbb92c502742fe149b0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-f2vjqik-2ac4be97c25a9fbb92c502742fe149b0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-f2vjqik-2ac4be97c25a9fbb92c502742fe149b0 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\"  >Peindre des tortues pour la conservation<\/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-mtr7t2xx-25cafd94f84bb6ced6ee5ad9ac4a31f0\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mtr7t2xx-25cafd94f84bb6ced6ee5ad9ac4a31f0{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mtr7t2xx-25cafd94f84bb6ced6ee5ad9ac4a31f0 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mtr7t2xx-25cafd94f84bb6ced6ee5ad9ac4a31f0 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\" >7 septembre 2026<\/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\" >Aysha McConkey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-cs9y9ng-92fc84ea7308dca4993d1c188fdb1d7f 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-56316'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-c5r8b7g-de4930928f42832e39ba3d4ad9a138d9\">\n.flex_column.av-c5r8b7g-de4930928f42832e39ba3d4ad9a138d9{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-c5r8b7g-de4930928f42832e39ba3d4ad9a138d9 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-mtn4tilt-f132ad00a94528c53c70b12516801a49'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement de la tortue peinte de l'Ouest ?<\/strong> Dans les zones humides de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser en C.-B., les tortues peintes de l'Ouest font face \u00e0 de nombreux d\u00e9fis, surtout en tant qu'\u0153ufs et minuscules nouveau-n\u00e9s. Sans manque de pr\u00e9dateurs affam\u00e9s et sans soins de leurs parents une fois \u00e9clos, seulement quelques jeunes tortues survivent pour devenir des adultes. Quand on ajoute l'activit\u00e9 humaine \u00e0 l'\u00e9quation, le taux de survie peut \u00eatre si bas qu'une population devient non viable. Depuis 2012, nous travaillons \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer ces chances. En plus de prot\u00e9ger les nids, nous recueillons des \u0153ufs provenant de nids de tortues vuln\u00e9rables, les incubons artificiellement et donnons une longueur d'avance aux nouveau-n\u00e9s dans notre laboratoire de conservation situ\u00e9 au zoo du Grand Vancouver, avant de les rel\u00e2cher dans la nature. \u00c0 ce jour, nous avons rel\u00e2ch\u00e9 plus de 2 000 tortues dans les zones humides de la C.-B.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-bs9xw0s-eef8b876ac53d6dd069841276da567ee av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-b8qsyl8-cf965531a874a517cc443ca5dcdd9758'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depuis que je suis petite, j'ai toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 passionn\u00e9e par les animaux et la conservation de la faune. Je voulais tout savoir sur tous les types d'animaux et ce qui les rendait uniques et sp\u00e9ciaux. J'avais toujours la t\u00eate plong\u00e9e dans de grands manuels de biologie et je regardais des \u00e9missions comme Zoboomafoo ou je regardais Planet Earth pour la 100<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fois quand j'\u00e9tais juste une petite fille. Cet int\u00e9r\u00eat s'est toujours manifest\u00e9 dans mon art ; depuis que je pouvais marcher, je me souviens que je peignais et dessinais toujours. Cependant, mon amour pour l'art a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis de c\u00f4t\u00e9 pour que je puisse poursuivre une carri\u00e8re de biologiste, et depuis l'\u00e9cole secondaire, mon objectif num\u00e9ro un \u00e9tait de devenir biologiste professionnelle agr\u00e9\u00e9e. Apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu mon dipl\u00f4me d'\u00e9tudes secondaires, je me suis lanc\u00e9e directement \u00e0 l'universit\u00e9 et j'ai obtenu un baccalaur\u00e9at en \u00e9tudes environnementales et sciences naturelles \u00e0 l'Universit\u00e9 de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser. Tout au long de mes ann\u00e9es universitaires, j'ai travaill\u00e9 pour de nombreuses coop\u00e9ratives diff\u00e9rentes en faisant une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de travaux environnementaux. Un \u00e9t\u00e9, j'ai travaill\u00e9 pour le Fraser Valley Conservancy en aidant \u00e0 la migration du crapaud de l'Ouest et au baguage des effraies des clochers, et pendant pr\u00e8s de 2 ans, j'ai travaill\u00e9 comme assistante de recherche pour AAFC et j'ai pu publier mon premier article de recherche dans le Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. Au cours de ma 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ann\u00e9e d'universit\u00e9, j'ai eu le plaisir d'\u00eatre <\/span><b>technicienne en surveillance des nids de tortues pour Conservation de la faune au Canada.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-aqxeol8-5c3603430c57c078d5af6913e8c1200b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-11tj9mk-c8b595930c40d72d14cde113cba15bf1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-11tj9mk-c8b595930c40d72d14cde113cba15bf1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-11tj9mk-c8b595930c40d72d14cde113cba15bf1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-11tj9mk-c8b595930c40d72d14cde113cba15bf1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   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-56341 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56341 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PaintingTurtlesForConservation_CheamLakeWetland_AyshaMcConkey.png' alt='In the foreground a calm lake surrounded by trees and grass, in the background a mountain filled with trees and a blue sky' title='PaintingTurtlesForConservation_CheamLakeWetland_AyshaMcConkey'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9wxxnoc-a3dd45abbb5e5af736d27e8daf043b3b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9wxxnoc-a3dd45abbb5e5af736d27e8daf043b3b{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9wxxnoc-a3dd45abbb5e5af736d27e8daf043b3b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9e6lo70-433a06f9b1b915941854f418c25435ca'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lac Cheam, zones humides, C.-B. Photo par A. McConkey.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-91bxpzw-6e750f1aaf7228b7d209da377b2d5329 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-8ev27j0-3b63c0887a0f6ab99d02ec3613010383'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En tant que technicienne en surveillance des nids de tortues, mon travail consistait \u00e0 surveiller la zone humide du lac Cheam, une petite oasis dans la vall\u00e9e du Fraser en C.-B. Mes t\u00e2ches comprenaient l'observation et l'enregistrement du comportement des tortues peintes de l'Ouest, la cr\u00e9ation de codes d'identification par encoches pour les nouvelles tortues, la prise de mesures morphom\u00e9triques des tortues captur\u00e9es (poids, longueur, etc.), la recherche et la surveillance des nids, et le d\u00e9sherbage et l'entretien de la plage prot\u00e9g\u00e9e. Ce qui \u00e9tait autrefois une mine industrielle de marne a \u00e9t\u00e9 restaur\u00e9 en un habitat faunique florissant o\u00f9 la tortue peinte en voie de disparition appelle maintenant chez elle. Cette zone humide garde, encore aujourd'hui, une place sp\u00e9ciale dans mon c\u0153ur, repr\u00e9sentant le changement positif que nous pouvons apporter \u00e0 l'environnement, et <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> c'est la vie que je veux mener. Travailler comme technicienne en surveillance des tortues m'a \u00e9galement permis de me faire des amis et de me connecter avec d'autres personnes partageant les m\u00eames id\u00e9es, et m'a m\u00eame amen\u00e9e \u00e0 poursuivre d'autres travaux de conservation dans la vall\u00e9e du Fraser. Cependant, j'avais remarqu\u00e9 qu'une majorit\u00e9 du public n'\u00e9tait pas au courant du programme de tortues peintes au lac Cheam, ce qui m'a ensuite inspir\u00e9e \u00e0 combiner mes comp\u00e9tences en illustration scientifique et en biologie pour trouver un moyen d'attirer l'attention sur cette tortue en voie de disparition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-49s01ng-04769fd67ccad90b55426e4356bc7c06 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtr6kl9h-e128d905e69c06ab49d30814eb7fd3e4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mtr6kl9h-e128d905e69c06ab49d30814eb7fd3e4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mtr6kl9h-e128d905e69c06ab49d30814eb7fd3e4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mtr6kl9h-e128d905e69c06ab49d30814eb7fd3e4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   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-56344 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56344 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PaintingTurtlesForConservation_TurtleAndEggs_AyshaMcConkey.png' alt='western painted turtle and eggs buried in sand' title='PaintingTurtlesForConservation_TurtleAndEggs_AyshaMcConkey'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3s36t0c-9a97ec77ba28ce49842e640d451c67fe\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3s36t0c-9a97ec77ba28ce49842e640d451c67fe{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3s36t0c-9a97ec77ba28ce49842e640d451c67fe hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtr8gb32-3cb66114fbc68659bb319c23de743440'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c0 gauche, une tortue peinte de l'Ouest avec le num\u00e9ro 14 sur sa carapace. \u00c0 droite, un nid de tortue peinte de l'Ouest avec des \u0153ufs recouverts de sable. Photo par A. McConkey.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3jfidto-e1ad5615ce1a2dfe5d72fa8f882a46b8 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtr6kuuj-f00150147e01f49adcf762287ed57a3e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu mon dipl\u00f4me universitaire, j'avais beaucoup plus de temps pour revenir \u00e0 ma passion pour l'art et l'illustration scientifique. J'ai commenc\u00e9 non seulement \u00e0 travailler comme biologiste en formation, mais aussi, en parall\u00e8le, \u00e0 peindre des murales, cr\u00e9er des illustrations pour des articles de recherche et des pr\u00e9sentations, illustrer pour des guides botaniques de terrain, et bien plus encore ! Ma formation en biologie et mon talent dans les arts \u00e9taient devenus ma propre voix pour cr\u00e9er des illustrations qui \u00e9duquaient le public sur les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril et attiraient l'attention sur les esp\u00e8ces indig\u00e8nes de la Colombie-Britannique. Bient\u00f4t, \u00eatre illustratrice scientifique est devenu mon travail \u00e0 temps plein, tout en travaillant avec BCBATS en \u00e9t\u00e9 pour recenser les colonies et aider \u00e0 la sensibilisation aux chauves-souris. Au fond de moi, <\/span><b>je voulais trouver un moyen de cr\u00e9er une murale de tortues qui refl\u00e8te mon travail au lac Cheam et les tortues peintes.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ce souhait s'est bient\u00f4t r\u00e9alis\u00e9 quand <\/span><b>j'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9e comme l'une des muralistes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pour le festival de murales de Chilliwack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2zqyesc-481d9629291a5338b25aafd39ac3c97c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtr6n0bi-a707c6f8996f6b6369c4fdf75ed57dd1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mtr6n0bi-a707c6f8996f6b6369c4fdf75ed57dd1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mtr6n0bi-a707c6f8996f6b6369c4fdf75ed57dd1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mtr6n0bi-a707c6f8996f6b6369c4fdf75ed57dd1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   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-56343 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56343 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PaintingTurtlesForConservation_MuralProgress_AyshaMcConkey.png' alt='Aysha painting the mural' title='PaintingTurtlesForConservation_MuralProgress_AyshaMcConkey'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2cjae3g-c14e0cee9e7b8c503f480f5264dbdc52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2cjae3g-c14e0cee9e7b8c503f480f5264dbdc52{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2cjae3g-c14e0cee9e7b8c503f480f5264dbdc52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtr8gzuu-2a6149a57ab9a6b201f25aa1a2f55eb5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>\u00c0 gauche, Aysha sur son \u00e9chelle en train de peindre le paysage de la murale. \u00c0 droite, elle est \u00e0 genoux en train de peindre les derniers d\u00e9tails de la carapace de la tortue peinte de l'Ouest. Photos par A. McConkey.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1xj3sxo-65a80018ad13d015e6f5071f43023eaa av_one_full  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtr6nngu-4e5b8ae297e6d25dab62f37ec621ebba'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Au printemps 2026, j'ai re\u00e7u un courriel du Conseil des arts de Chilliwack m'annon\u00e7ant que j'avais \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9e comme l'une des muralistes. Contrairement aux autres murales pour lesquelles j'avais \u00e9t\u00e9 engag\u00e9e, c'\u00e9tait une occasion pour moi de peindre ce que je voulais. J'avais carte blanche pour peindre quelque chose qui me passionnait dans n'importe quel style, et \u00e9tant \u00e0 Chilliwack, je savais que le moment \u00e9tait venu de mettre tout mon c\u0153ur dans ce projet. La plupart des photos que j'ai r\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9es provenaient de mon propre appareil photo pendant mon travail \u00e0 Cheam, avec quelques photos suppl\u00e9mentaires que j'ai trouv\u00e9es sur iNaturalist. Je voulais capturer la puissante montagne Cheam (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lh\u00edlheqey)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, les for\u00eats luxuriantes autour de la zone humide, et la sc\u00e8ne d'une tortue peinte se pr\u00e9lassant au soleil sur un b\u00fbche avec un papillon tigr\u00e9 de l'Ouest sur le nez. <\/span><b>La peinture m'a pris un total de 5 jours \u00e0 compl\u00e9ter et peut \u00eatre trouv\u00e9e \u00e0 9311 rue Nowell, Chilliwack, C.-B., Canada.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Je travaille actuellement \u00e0 faire fabriquer une plaque \u00e0 mettre \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la murale, o\u00f9 il y aura un code QR pour diriger la communaut\u00e9 vers des informations sur le \u00ab Projet de tortue peinte c\u00f4ti\u00e8re \u00bb (dont CFC est partenaire) avec Coastal Partners in Conservation et comment vous pouvez aider \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger ces tortues. Depuis la cr\u00e9ation de cette murale, cela m'a conduit \u00e0 plus d'opportunit\u00e9s de travail de murale et de commissions ax\u00e9es sur l'illustration de la faune.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1lokv5o-eeada6376579193b3751c345c2e00b7e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mtr6nuno-752ce82fff0f2f9c568cc060f816a17b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mtr6nuno-752ce82fff0f2f9c568cc060f816a17b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mtr6nuno-752ce82fff0f2f9c568cc060f816a17b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mtr6nuno-752ce82fff0f2f9c568cc060f816a17b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   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-56342 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56342 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PaintingTurtlesForConservation_FinishedMural_AyshaMcConkey.png' alt='Finished mural of a western painted turtle with a yellow butterfly on its nose and wetland habitat with mountain in the background' title='PaintingTurtlesForConservation_FinishedMural_AyshaMcConkey'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cpqn0-d1a173875ef7257401ebdd3eb942b076\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-cpqn0-d1a173875ef7257401ebdd3eb942b076{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cpqn0-d1a173875ef7257401ebdd3eb942b076 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtr8i3oi-186096438b2e6a20424d48f414e9ad4f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c0 gauche, la murale termin\u00e9e de la tortue peinte de l'Ouest d'Aysha. \u00c0 droite, un gros plan de la tortue. Photos par A. McConkey.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-kccdj0-ccd0e1b65d385fe0ca10888af9384256 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mtr6o1w4-10383005ba26979759fac3a2609bddca'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avec autant de menaces environnementales comme les changements climatiques, la pollution, la d\u00e9forestation, les feux de for\u00eat et plus encore, <\/span><b>je veux \u00eatre celle qui aide les gens \u00e0 voir l'importance de la nature et pourquoi nous devons la prot\u00e9ger.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> J'esp\u00e8re continuer \u00e0 cr\u00e9er de l'art comme moyen de communication scientifique, en illustrant des esp\u00e8ces qui ne re\u00e7oivent pas l'attention qu'elles m\u00e9ritent, en illustrant des esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril, en \u00e9duquant le public sur des sujets biologiques et \u00e9cologiques, et en inspirant les autres \u00e0 se soucier davantage de l'environnement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-834vqgs-e96484700eac0818409a2316fe1308f5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-834vqgs-e96484700eac0818409a2316fe1308f5{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-834vqgs-e96484700eac0818409a2316fe1308f5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-7s3agos-04ff435f23a8508d311099887997da68 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-34  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-56316'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-70sdy3g-b5b84e27efe6d554b4833d25b1df9f2b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-35  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-6vk8yxo-06ec6b1172308e8b625d6cc148895180'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Aysha McConkey<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Illustratrice scientifique et biologiste de la conservation<\/h5>\n<p>Aysha d\u00e9tient un baccalaur\u00e9at en \u00e9tudes environnementales et sciences naturelles de l'Universit\u00e9 de la vall\u00e9e du Fraser. Son travail de terrain comprend la surveillance des nids de tortues pour CFC, la recherche sur les crapauds bor\u00e9aux occidentaux et les effraies des clochers, et la sensibilisation aux chauves-souris avec BCBATS. Elle m\u00e9lange maintenant l'art et la science \u00e0 temps plein, cr\u00e9ant des murales, des illustrations pour des guides botaniques de terrain et des \u0153uvres destin\u00e9es au grand public pour attirer l'attention et \u00e9duquer les gens sur les esp\u00e8ces en p\u00e9ril et les esp\u00e8ces indig\u00e8nes de la Colombie-Britannique.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lrlspo-04f0269b12482622251e4f4002995398\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lrlspo-04f0269b12482622251e4f4002995398 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lrlspo-04f0269b12482622251e4f4002995398 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lrlspo-04f0269b12482622251e4f4002995398 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-37  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-56334 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-56334 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AyshaMcConkey_ForBlog.png' alt='' title='AyshaMcConkey_ForBlog'  height=\"614\" width=\"614\"  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-47praik-681e8ed3cf8389286eabd1529a1d148e main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-38  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-56316'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-42uczp8-c2be083ca386d016fd1ef8f6a9815d69 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-39  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-3l5fgqk-06d7440d4d2a1e4d3932ac5dcb5ed8d3'   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-30w5luk-b10d23de7bd746b5820784cff025d023\">\n#top .flex_column.av-30w5luk-b10d23de7bd746b5820784cff025d023{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-30w5luk-b10d23de7bd746b5820784cff025d023{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-30w5luk-b10d23de7bd746b5820784cff025d023 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-41  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 class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WPTvsRES_Thumbnail.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jenna Kissel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jenna Kissel<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-07-02T09:04:49-05:00\" >2025-07-02 09:04:49<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-09-08 07:46:18<\/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 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