Day 4 (Thursday) Scat Counts and Trapping
Hi, Everyone!
Today we did scat counts by sectioning off 25 different 10m x 10m samples of the forest and fields. When Chris (P.I.) yelled, much to our never-ending delight, "Ready, set, POO!" we'd slowly walk in a line across the entire square to look for any scat we could find. By applying a formula (since we know how much scat each animal releases daily) this will give us a good idea of how many mammals are in that particular area.
Here are a few videos of us doing this:
I know that looked pretty easy when we did these counts in the fields. Doing them in really, really thick forest is not so easy. Watch.
We also checked all our traps today at morning and in the afternoon. We filmed this release of a red-backed vole for you. Look how cute this little stinker is!!!
Here's your journal entry for today. I asked you to reflect on what you feel is the #1 problem facing the world today. I looked at the tallies and I'm really impressed. In today's entry, list between five to eight ways to lessen the problem that you said was the most pressing.
I miss you guys so much and am really looking forward to "seeing" you tomorrow (Friday) at the videoconference! I'm so nervous!
Love, Ms. Bosetti
posted by Ms. Bosetti @ 7:57 PM
5 Comments:
J3BS
Hi!!!
Are you having fun so far in Nova Scotia? Hows the weather?
How are the mice?
Hve fun see you soon.
B6KaP- Hi Ms.Bosetti, it was so cool seeing you on Tella-Confrence. Remember my question " How many people are doing this study with you and how do you work together." You also asked me how Mr. Nibbles your parona is doing, and just so you know he is doing just fine and he says hi and so do your other fish in the back of the room. So I hope we get to have another Tella-Confrence with you it was so cool. Oh, and the Poop Master was gross and cool. I also hope late he washed his hands after showing us the scat. Him pulling the scat apart was even more disturbing with the grass in between. Now that was sick. Well talk to you later.
Ms. Bosetti, it was fun to see you today in the P.A.C. on the big screen. We all miss you and hope you are having a great time. You looked really tired on the screen, but i bet your having a expierience of a lifetime. So have a great rest of your trip, and can't wait to have you back.
~B4EmP~
B5CS---- Hi ms.Bosetti hope you are having fun. ☻☻
B3BR-Hi Ms Bosetti that red-backed vole you found was cute.
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