{"id":929,"date":"2026-09-03T19:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/conservation-projects\/programme-de-reproduction-et-delevage-de-la-rainette-faux-grillon-de-louest\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T01:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:44:19","slug":"western-chorus-frog-breeding-and-rearing-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/conservation-projects\/western-chorus-frog-breeding-and-rearing-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Chorus Frog Breeding and Rearing Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Poppins&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>In 2025, with support from the Foundation, Parc Om\u00e9ga began a collaboration with the Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) as part of a conservation project for the Western Chorus Frog, a species designated as threatened in Quebec and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Chorus Frog (<em>Pseudacris triseriata<\/em>) is a tiny amphibian measuring barely 2.5 cm, yet it plays an immense ecological role. Its crystalline call announces the arrival of spring and reflects the health of wetland ecosystems. By feeding on insects and serving as prey for many species, it plays a key role in the food chain.<\/p>\n<p>This small frog, once common in wetlands, is undergoing an alarming decline mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, urbanization, pollution and climate change. Its population is now isolated to a few rare sites, making it particularly vulnerable to local extinction. Both fragile and essential to the balance of wetland ecosystems, this species deserves special attention and concrete action to ensure its survival.<\/p>\n<p>It is in this context that the partnership between Parc Om\u00e9ga and the MELCCFP aims to support breeding efforts and strengthen natural populations. As part of the project, breeding adults are captured in the wild by the ministry and temporarily entrusted to Parc Om\u00e9ga. They stay there for a short period, in a controlled environment, in order to reproduce. Once egg-laying is complete, the adults are released back into their original habitat.<\/p>\n<p>Our team then takes charge of the eggs laid on site and ensures their development. The eggs hatch, and the tadpoles are raised at the park until they fully metamorphose. During this period, we look after their well-being through rigorous monitoring, appropriate feeding and a safe environment. Once they have transformed into young frogs, they are released into the wild, at sites targeted in collaboration with the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>This approach considerably increases the survival chances of young individuals during a period that is particularly critical in the wild due to predation, disease, drought and habitat degradation. By raising the tadpoles to the juvenile stage, natural losses are greatly reduced, concretely strengthening local populations.<\/p>\n<p>This first year of collaboration made it possible to release more than 350 young frogs, marking the start of a long-term commitment that we intend to continue every year to actively contribute to the recovery of this endangered species.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Together, let\u2019s protect this small emblematic species: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/fr\/dn\/74931\">make a donation today <\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":745,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-929","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":932,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/929\/revisions\/932"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fondationparcomega.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}