{"id":596145,"date":"2023-01-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=596145"},"modified":"2025-04-01T09:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:26:43","slug":"ask-an-expert-peatlands-pro-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/bbtw_updates\/ask-an-expert-peatlands-pro-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask an Expert: Peatlands Pro Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last December, Earth Rangers called in expert Connie O\u2019Conner, Ph.D., to answer some questions and teach us all about the peatlands. But what did we ask her? This is where you all came in. You gave us over 100 questions to quiz our Peatland Pro with and we selected our faves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press play on the video below to check the interview out! You\u2019ll find out what makes peatlands so important to our fight against climate change and more! Our special bonus guest: meet our head-turner, the Eurasian Eagle Owl Gizmo!<\/p>\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/786891895?h=6e983d3bf6&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Want to support WCS Canada&#8217;s work? Look for the polar bear, wood frog or caribou in the Adoptions section of the Earth Rangers App.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"294\" data-id=\"591098\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polar-Bear-Adoption-Kit-ENG-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polar-Bear-Adoption-Kit-ENG-1.png 418w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polar-Bear-Adoption-Kit-ENG-1-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polar-Bear-Adoption-Kit-ENG-1-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Polar-Bear-Adoption-Kit-ENG-1-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"294\" data-id=\"591099\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wood-Frog-Adoption-Kit-ENG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wood-Frog-Adoption-Kit-ENG.png 418w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wood-Frog-Adoption-Kit-ENG-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wood-Frog-Adoption-Kit-ENG-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wood-Frog-Adoption-Kit-ENG-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"294\" data-id=\"594970\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caribou-Adoption-Kit-ENG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caribou-Adoption-Kit-ENG.png 418w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caribou-Adoption-Kit-ENG-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caribou-Adoption-Kit-ENG-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caribou-Adoption-Kit-ENG-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/bbtw_updates\/power-up-to-protect-peatlands\/\">Tap here to learn more about peatlands and WCS Canada\u2019s work!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"159\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-frog-sponsor-plate-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-frog-sponsor-plate-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/wood-frog-sponsor-plate-1-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last December, Earth Rangers called in expert Connie O\u2019Conner, Ph.D., to answer some questions and teach us all about the peatlands. 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