Arctic Ground Squirrel Trapping (and Release)
This morning, I accompanied Dr. Helen Chmura of the University of Alaska Fairbanks to a study site near Atigun Gorge to set squirrel traps. The team is specifically interested in the circadian rhythms and circannual cycles of Arctic ground squirrels.
Once we had finished setting all the traps, midday had already set in, and it was time to go back and check them in the order they were set. I’m pleased to report that with a total of one trapped squirrel, we didn’t get skunked! Unfortunately, however, the captive was a female; only males were needed for this portion of the study, so this was a quick catch and release.
David Walker
PolarTREC 2019
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