September 07, 2008

Year of the Frog

We’ve been very busy with our Spotted Frog Program this year. 

In May, government biologists came to Mountain View to speak with our staff and volunteers about the work being done and the great need to protect this very valuable species. While they were here, they weighed, measured and tagged those frogs that were too small to release last fall.

This month they will be back for another week to measure, weigh and tag the frogs raised this year, prior to their release into native habitats later in the fall.

We are also in the process of building a large frog habitat complete with native plants, where our tadpoles will live and grow every year, until they are ready to be released into the wild. We expect this new habitat to be fully operational in 2010.

September 07, 2008

Mountain View Gift Shop has unique Snare Art

Wire snares used in illegal poaching, are one of the major threats facing African Hunting Dogs. The Anti-Poaching team of the Painted Dog Project in Zimbabwe, collects the snares and gives them to nearby Iganyana Arts Centre. There, local skilled artisans fashion them into remarkable works of art. Mountain View is proud to offer these pieces for sale to the public. A portion of all proceeds goes back to Zimbabwe to help raise awareness as well as funds, to further support anti-poaching efforts.

To see Snare Art click on the "Shop" tab above.

September 07, 2008

New Species

What’s tiny, brown and hard to see? A Pygmy Slow Loris! Measuring 18-21 cm and weighing approximately 1 lb, these remarkable little creatures now call Mountain View home. When curled up in a ball, they are so small that our Manager, Vince says they can be hard to see. “When they first arrived and I looked in their container filled with bedding material, I didn’t think anything else was in there!”  Mountain View is now actively involved in a breeding program for these wonderful animals.

February 25, 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW RECEIVES AWARD

Mountain View Conservation Society received the Gold Premier’s Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Partnership category for our work with the endangered Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Program.

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Mountain View is forging ahead with our breeding program for this highly endangered species.