Trapping, Handling, and Marking Fox Squirrels
1940; Wiley; Volume: 4; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3796016
ISSN1937-2817
Autores Tópico(s)Species Distribution and Climate Change
ResumoIn conducting population studies of fox squirrels, one is continually confronted with the problem of locating and observing a satisfactory number of individuals. They are very wary and it is seldom possible to watch them for an extended period. It is, moreover, desirable to study these animals at closer range than that afforded by stalking. Live-trapping proved to be the only way by which the individuals could be closely examined without killing them. A considerable amount of information can be secured by such trapping, but the value of the procedure depends upon the efficiency of the traps, the trapping methods used, and the facilities available for handling the live animals. The squirrel trap here described was designed by the writer and used for about four years. Of the nine different types of traps tested in catching 1,100 squirrels alive, this trap was considered to be the most efficient. It is a humane
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