WPC in the News
From mentions to features, explore our media coverage below.
2026
All Eyes to the Skies: Festival of Hawks at Holiday Beach Conservation Area (July 30, 2026)
Local experts will share information on a wide range of birding and nature-related topics
Risky bzzz-ness: Bee roundup in Sudbury helps to restore imperiled species (May 15, 2026)
Grace Tiessen and volunteers help save bumble bees
Bee there or bee square: Georgina hosting pollinator education event, seed giveaway (June 18, 2026)
In honour of National Pollinator Week
Changes to endangered species rules reflect Ontario’s struggle between conservation and development (May 14, 2026)
Protected species are being removed from the list
Ojibway, now a national urban park ‘in principle.’ Let’s wait and see (May 9, 2026)
Canada’s most ecologically significant urban natural areas
Toronto Zoo – Spring Wildlife Festival (May 2, 2026)
An opportunity to meet Wildlife Preservation Canada and other amazing organizations.
Learn about ‘Wild Moms’ at Metro Parks Mother’s Day event (April 3, 2026)
An event that includes a live turtle and display from WPC
Finding Common Ground for Chinchillas in Chile (March 23, 2026)
Protecting the softest animal in the world
VIDEO: Small species, big stakes at the Greater Vancouver Zoo (March 19, 2026)
Andrea Gielens educates us on the Oregon Spoted frog!
More bees than we ever thought existed (March 9, 2026)
2025
Windsor-Essex rattlesnakes at serious risk of extinction after another is found dead on Matchett Road (October 12, 2025)
Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery team loses a beloved snake from roadkill
Death of Gordo the Massasauga rattlesnake is ‘devastating’ to the population in Windsor-Essex, expert says (October 3, 2025)
Jonathan Choquette gives insight on the loss of this important snake
Windsor-Essex wildlife researchers lament death of Gordo the Massasauga rattler (October 3, 2025)
Watch a video of Jonathan Choquette talk about Gordo’s journey with WPC
“Gordo,” endangered rattlesnake found smooshed on Matchett Road (October 3, 2025)
Listen to Jonathan Choquette talk about Gordo on this podcast
The misunderstood introverts: Sharing Georgian Bay with one of the last remaining populations of Massasauga rattlesnakes (September 26, 2025)
Protecting rattlesnakes in Ontario
Turtle trudges through Winnipeg neighbourhood (September 10, 2025)
Watch a huge snapping turtle run in a neighbourhood
Why do captive-bred loggerhead shrikes look different? (June 4, 2025)
See some of Helmi Ness’s Eastern Loggerhead Shrike photos
Cottage Q&A: Why do we have so many watersnakes? (May 27, 2025)
Hannah McCurdy-Adams answers questions about Watersnakes
Researchers provide new hope for at-risk humble bumbles (May 19, 2025)
Wildlife Wednesday, (April 30th) On V.I. Marmots (April 17, 2025)
WPC biologist Choquette addresses town hall to incorporate ecological design upgrades (April 10, 2025)
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Shared interest saves lives: Leaning towards showing love for reptiles and amphibians (April 3, 2025)
Misconceptions towards reptiles and amphibians
WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY March 26th On V.I. Marmots (March 20, 2025)
Wildlife biologist set to talk about bald eagle tracking at Nature Chilliwack event (February 10, 2025)
Wildlife biologist Myles Lamont is giving a talk on the evening of Feb. 18 in Chilliwack
Helliwell habitat work continues (January 9, 2025)
Grenouille maculée de l'Oregon
Andrea Gielens shares insights from her extensive work with the oregon spotted frog
2024
A revolutionary lab just solved a ‘major gap in bumble bee conservation’ by breeding bees in captivity (December 9, 2024)
The Bumble Bee Conservation Lab and Lance Woolaver’s insite
This one-of-a-kind lab is breeding bumble bees in an effort to save the species (December 8, 2024)
Caring for bees has been a top priority for years
Wildlife Wednesday: Canada leads high seas mission to protect Pacific salmon (November 20, 2024)
Taylor Kerekes and Bumble Bees
Canada’s Most Unique Wildlife: Discover the Nation’s Evolutionary Gems (November 19, 2024)
‘Respect nature’ — New coalition warns of Windsor’s dwindling green spaces (November 13, 2024)
Quest to preserve endangered bird species topic of Naturalists’ talk (August 31, 2024)
Helmi Ness talks about the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike
New Ojibway Nature Centre crosswalk aims to keep pedestrians, wildlife safe (August 7, 2024)
Owen Sound Field Naturalists Members Honoured with Awards (July 30, 2024)
In Search of Shrike (July 3, 2024)
Is finding a Shrike really that hard?
Video: This Estonian-Canadian is working to save an endangered songbird (June 28, 2024)
Helmi Ness and Eastern Loggerhead Shrikes
An Interview with Wildlife Preservation Canada (May 22, 2024)
Get to know our Executive Director. Dr. Lance Woolaver Jr., in his interview with Twinkl Canada.
New stamp highlights endangered frog dwelling in Aldergrove (April 16, 2024)
WPC helped Canada Post with the Oregon Spotted frog Stamp
Discover the ways that conservationists and ranchers collaborate to protect wildlife, and contribute to World Wildlife Day (Mar. 2, 2024)
Wildlife Artist’s Endangered Species Paintings On Display at Grey Gallery (March 5, 2024)
The Butterfly Redemption (Feb. 27, 2024)
See some of Michelle Polley’s Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly images featured!
We can be the generation that holds on tight to our natural wealth (January 5, 2024)
See a beautiful picture of a Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly
Good things happened in 2024!
WPC’s Bumble Bee Conservation Lab works toward the recovery of the yellow-banded bumble bee
2023
À échelle humaine (Jun. 17, 2023)
Le parc Ojibway, bientôt parc national?
Mountain View Today (May 21, 2023)
Bee study looking for volunteers at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park.
The Sarnia Observer (Apr. 18, 2023)
Pinery bumble bee community science project seeks volunteers.
CBC (Feb. 9, 2023)
New funding to aid massasauge rattlesnake population recovery in Windsor-Essex.
Windsor Star (Feb. 9, 2023)
New funding announced to protect, revive local endangered snake population.
Newswire (Jan. 19, 2023)
The Hagen Family Foundation donates to a frog conservation project in British Columbia, Canada.
Contact Us
Alex Bowman – Communications Manager alex.bowman@wildlifepreservation.ca
Dr. Lance Woolaver – Executive Director lance.woolaver@wildlifepreservation.ca