Staff Photo Contest
At Wildlife Preservation Canada, our team spends much of the year out in nature—whether trekking through fields to survey bumble bees or standing riverside during a turtle release, they’re constantly surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and incredible wildlife.
Whether they capture their images on a cellphone or on a DSLR camera, we want to celebrate the amazing photos they take every year. We’re excited to share some of the best photos from this year’s staff photo contest. Enjoy these unique glimpses into our team’s fieldwork!
2024 Winner
Bluebirds by Helmi Hess, Recovery Biologist for the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program.
Helmi has spent her last two summers in the field of the Carden Alvar – surveying and monitoring eastern loggerhead shrikes on the landscape. While keeping a sharp eye out for these elusive birds, she also has the incredible privilege of spotting a whole array of other wildlife! From bears and porcupines to cranes and sandpipers, she gets to see them all. This photo of a pair of eastern bluebirds shows them sitting on a fencepost enjoying some tasty insects!
2024 Runner Up
Bumble (griseocollis) on a lilac by Taylor Kerekes, Lead Biologist for the Native Pollinator Initiative.
Cole Blair
Bumble bee (pensylvanicus) on flower (Vipers Bugloss) by Cole Blair, Ontario Program Coordinator for the Bumble Bee Recovery Program.
Rachel Fallas
Green frog by Rachel Fallas, Program Biologist for the Reptile & Amphibian Program.
Ameera Saleh
Holding a bumble (terricola) by Ameera Saleh, Bumble Bee Parasite Technician for the Bumble Bee Recovery Program.
Jane Spero
Early morning mist on the alvar by Jane Spero, Lead Biologist for the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program.
Hazel Wheeler
Pacific banana slushy on Haida Gwaii by Hazel Wheeler, Conservation Programs Director.
Stephanie Winton
Yellow-bellied marmots by Stephanie Winton, Canadian Species Initiative Coordinator.
Kathleen Woodhouse
Northern leopard frog by Kathleen Woodhouse, Lead Field Technician for the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program.
