Each day we check the (100) traps in the morning and again in the afternoon. On average we are trapping about 15 voles in each session. We have also captured white footed mice and shrews. The traps have shrew escape holes, as they are so fragile, they usually perish just from the trauma of being captured.
Our other research is examining transects for scat. A transect is a random section of the forest floor. For this research, each transect is 10 meters by 10 meters.The entire team of 12 lines up on one side and searches the forest floor. We have found scat from porcupine, white tailed deer, snow shoe rabbits and beaver. Most of the forest floor is bog. Geologically, most of Nova Scotia has a layer of slate and shale about one meter below the surface. This prevents water from draining.
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Dear Mr. Minott,
it is Christina C. from last yar seaching for scat sounds very.... interesting. But i have a guestion, how do you tell one animals scat fom another?
Christina C. 6th grade
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