Monday 4-21
Have you had a chance to see the videos yet?
We were out doing research in a different area today. We were in East Port Medway. This area is closer to our house but it is different from Cook's Lake. The type of habitat indicates that there will be different types of mammals. The researches believe that we may find rock lemmings, flying squirrels, fox, black bear, bobcat, coyote, beaver, porcupine, mice, vole, fisher (like a very large ferret), and skunk.
There are several ways to do field research. We look for signs of mammals using field signs such as scat (poo) droppings, hair, burrows or dens, signs of feeding (leaves, feather remains, or animal remains), and trails or animal paths.
At first we transected the area. That means that we split into two groups and walked the area we were going to study. We walked for a mile and wrote down all field signs that we saw. A couple of examples are the scat we found. We noted what type of scat it was, how far we had walked, and what time it was when we found it. Another example of a field sign is the trees that had been gnawed on to a sharp point and knew that a beaver had been there.
After walking the transect, we did a quadrat collection. We have done many of these already--looking for poo. We divide the area into 10 meters x 10 meters and then we line up side by side and look for poo. Christina (one of the scientists) asked us to collect and count the hare poo (similar to a rabbit) but to tell her if we found other types of poo.
Using what I've told you so far (including last week), I want you to use your inference skills to think about this question: What reason would we only collect and count one type of animal?
We have set up our traps again. It was much harder to walk through the area. Hopefully we will catch some different types of mammals. I know that there are different types of voles in this area. I'd really like to catch a rock lemming (you're going to have to look up what it is because I've never seen one either).
We have now set up different types of traps--camera traps. We set some up in an area where otters and porcupine have been seen. The camera traps will remain up for three days so I won't know what was in the area until then.
It is about 6:25pm right now and we just returned to the house for dinner. We are heading out to look for beaver. We have one more camera trap to set and it will be in the area where beavers have been seen.
I'll post videos & pictures soon.
posted by mrskrekeler @ 4:18 PM
102 Comments:
man mrs.krekler wouldn't ot stink to have wait 1 hour to get to the traps
hi mrs.krekler wouldn't it be fun to see all the wildlife?
to answer your question i think it would be so that you can see how that certian species is doing. i would like to know what a rock lemming is though.
kt period 3
HI Ms. Krekeler!
I think that the reason you'd onlt do one type of animal at a time is beacause it would take too much time to do each and every animal.
A.T. 1st period
About how long does it take to set up one trap. The reason why I think that you are only catching one type of animal is that you might get some of the data mixed up with another animal.
MO, Period 3
Hiiiiiiiii Mrs. Krekeler,
Thats kool youre setting out some more traps so maybe you could catch something else than voles!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):) does the trap hurt the mammals???? and how does the trap close?? We finished the crayon lab today and it was soooooooooooooo fun!:) well I got to go biiiiiiiii
AP Period 3
heyy
when are you coming back???
AP Period 3
hi mrs. krekeler. i think that you only count one type of poo because that animal may be dying out so you want to see if it is sick or something. how would a beaver get into the same trap as a vole? wouldn't it be a little small? see you soon
sas3
Hey Mrs. Krekler,
The animals that you are trying to catch at the moment sound interesting! I mean "fling squirrels" even there names sound awsome. I once watched on the discovery channel that they can fly over 50 feet, is that true and how do you catch them if they are flying?
The animals you are testing now are bigger for instinst the black bear, is that because the new area you are searching in have more food?
Wondering how and what you're doing,
SP5
I think that you only collect one type of poo because, you first dont want to get confused on like different types of animals. Also you dont need that information. I looked up the lemmings there not that adorable they have a real short tail and are really fat.
MP 1st period
So will you be trying to catch other animals after the voles?
MP 1st period
I hope you catch a mammal Ms.Krekeler! And about your question... I think that you could be focused on one mammal and track everything about it. Like if they are dangerous.
LS
Period1
Hi Mrs. Krekeler! The movie you made was great. Does it take a long time to decide where to put a trap so you could catch them and to settle the trap?
Hey, Mrs. Krekeler
I see you have been having a good time collecting voles and mice.I think that the reason you're only supposed to only catch one type of animal because it would be irrational to study many animals at once. Why do you think that one vole let you stroke its back?
LP pr.4
LP
Hi Mrs. Krekeler,
It's awesome that you are going to try to catch so many different types of mammals. I looked up a rock lemming and it looks like a gerbil or a guinea pig. I hope you catch a flying squirrel. What do you look for in the animal scat? I would think it would be types of food (so you know more of their diet) and how big it is. Will you just keep placing more camera traps while waiting for the other ones? I think you would only collect one type of animal because them you know specifically what affect the animal is taking on that area. Send videos of scat!
EC- Period 4
hi mrs. Krekeler
I think that you would only count one type of animals at a time because you might get lost keeping track of the data. I even looked up the rock lemmings and they look just like the voles except different colors.
TN Per. 3
hi mrs. krekeler hope your having fun in Nova Schosha. I really saw and understood the metamophic rock and igneous rocks formation in nature. It turned out looking really cool in the end. The lab was awesome.
zm period 2
I think the reason you only collect and count one kind of poo is because if you collected many types then you could get mixed up on two different types. I think it would b e cool if you could edit one of the camera traps so that we could see the animals that have not been in a trap.
FT Period: 5
Hi Mrs. Krekeler!
its good to know that you are having fun in Nova Scotia. How do the camera traps work? are they very complicated? I think you are following one animal at a time because you want to focous on one animal so that your data will bo on that one animal only.Can't wait to see you again!
R.L. Period 5
hi mrs.krekeler to answer your question i think you would use only one animal because then you can track down other animals from the info you have from another animal. Hope you are having fun!!
MN Period4
I wanted to answer your question regarding why the vole let me touch it so much.
I think the vole thought I was about to eat it so it was very scared. At the very end you can see that it turns over. It was about to bite me so it was going to protect itself but then it just ran off.
Mrs. Krekeler
Hey mrs.Krekler how is your trip going?I hope its going great but i had to ask you one question what is a rock leamer.Is it a type of monkey?
PS2
hi mrs. krekeler i think that if you get too much info on the same animal and other animals of the same species you could loose some data or get it mixed up.When you find the animals do they try to fight you when yall pull them out of the traps?
ME period 3
Hello, Mrs. Krekeler,
It's Tuesday, so Happy Earth Day! Congratulations for doing something for our earth, especially on your fellowship. In Computer Literacy we checked the Google home page to see the fun graphic they have for holidays. If you click on the graphic, there are oodles of links to websites about how to be green.
Enjoying your blogs,
Ms Meurling
I think you want to see how much rabbits there are in the area so you can tell if there is over population or there is too less of the rabbits. Ms. Krekeler
My dad found two really small baby birds last night. We had a old straw nest so we put them in that and had scraps of cloth around the nest to keep it insulated.In little places my dad put water and rice. In the morning i went out to see if they were there. They were still there. Twenty minutes later, my dad told me. he had seen the mother bird come. Wow this is really long! :):):):):):)
m 1st period
hey mrs k how is everything? if you catch something again take a picture of it so we can see it when u get back
NM3
heyyy
I thind the reason you are just collecting one type of animal is that you could just focus on the one so you could know everything about it.
AP Period 3
wow Mrs. Krekler you must be brave to go somewere where there might be foxs,black bears,and bobcats. I would be so freaked out. i am not sure why you would collect and count one type of animals but I think because there are so many animals it is hard to try and collect and count all of the animals. i can't wait to see the pictures and videos. Talk later!!
MK Period 1
Hi!
I think it is really interesting how you find out all that stuff by their scat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miss you so much! Can't wait till you come back!
~e.k.5~
Hey Mrs. Krekeler,
so do the different habbitats tell you the different types animals living in them? Well i hope your enjoying your trip. Cant wait till you get back
eh1
Hey Mrs. Krekeler,
Wow flying squirrels sound so cool, but what makes them fly??? anyway your trip sounds like alot of fun and your pictures look very interesting! cant wait to see and hear more.
ps: would a flying squirrel be acceptable as a class pet??? JK
eh 1st
I have a few questions 1: why did tChristina only want you to pick up hare poo? 2: how many types of voles are there? and is it fun seeing all the wildlife? I cant wait to see the pictures RAH 4th
I have a few questions 1: why did tChristina only want you to pick up hare poo? 2: how many types of voles are there? and is it fun seeing all the wildlife? I cant wait to see the pictures RAH 4th
What reason would we only collect and count one type of animal?
To answer this question is; so that you don't mix up animals and you can study one at a time so that you don't mix something up in your brain.
JL Period 1
You said you are going to try to find skunks arn't they going to stink really bad to lok in their dens?
VD, Period 2
If you were looking for hairs and poop and stuff, wouldn't be hard to spot and find hairs?
BH5
Hi Ms. Krekeler
I think that searching on only one kind of animal helps bcause then your all datas and recordings are gonna mess up and of course you really don't want that after all the hard work.
I googled Rock Lemmings and found that Lemmings are small rodents. They are usually found in or near the Arctic.
rg3
I think that the reason Christina only wanted you to find the hare poo was to see one type of animal at a time and see how they live and how many of the speicies there are (population).
I'm so glad to hear that you are now doing research closer to your house! It seems like you have been gone for so long, but Mrs. Evensen has been great! Hope to see or speak to you soon!
MM Period 1
hey mrs. krekeler!!! to anwser your question to only collect one type of animal scat is so you can compare the animals scat and possibly make an avreage, and compare the average to the other animals. i hope you catch the rock lemming!!!!
cr period 2
I think a vole is a very cute animal and that the would be a very interesting thing to study! I wish i could be there with you to study them but as you know i have to be in school! :(
EW2
Dear Mrs. Krekeler,
How much time and effort does it really take to set up a trap all by yourself? What is the weather like to y, Frezzing cold or moderate? Hope to see you soon.
P.E. Period 3
Do flying squirrels really fly or do they just soar? They sound weird but cool!
EW2
I think you would only collect and count one type of animal is because you are trying to find out as much information as possible about that one type of poo from that specific type of animal. Then you can compare all different types of that poo from that one specific mammal. I didn't know that you can find so much information about animals by just looking at their poo.
km7
Hi Mrs. Krekeler
I think that you would only count one kind of animal to determind why another animal's population is decreasing or increasing. For example: if the owl population went down in that area, it wouldn't surprise me if there wheren't very many voles. By the way Mrs.Krekeler, what is the difference between a vole and a mouse? They look the same to me.
Also I think it is interesting how you can find out so much imformation about them just from their POOP!
MA3
Well, I was disturbing to see the wild life. but in the other hand, the wildlife is like the good life.
See you soon.
Ja period 4
Hi,
i think that you would only count one type of animal poo because the food pyramid indicates that one type on animal may be scarce so others will too.
cjz1
heeeyyy mrs.krekeler!! :D
but yeah, about your question, it's probably important to find out about 1 type of animal first because maybe that 1 animal isnt suppose 2 be there.... i dont know, maybe to see how that speicies is doing so far before you start on another animal.... but yah, i'd LOVE to see a FLYING SQUIRREL!! regular squirrels are boring now.
ok, well see you soon!!
--M.s.C 4th!!
PS,
what day are you coming back to Houston??
thats so awsome your setting out new traps i hope you catch a beaver because they are so awsome with their big teeths and tail
Why would we collect and count only one type of animal?
Maybe you study just one toype of anmial because that animl is somehow special. Maybe that animal tells you more information than other animals. Because mabe that the animal is more sensitice to changes in the ecironment.
If the animal (hare) is healthy and there are enough of then then all the predators that eat it will be helthy too. And also it means that all the things that the hare eats are doing well too.
msc_4th
hi mrs. krekeler hope your having fun in Nova Schosha. I think some of the ways people help the enviroment is by recycling, using organic hair products and driving hybrid cars. People hurt the enviroment by driving deisel fuel cars, working in factories like the in texas city, and using spray can hair products. I consider my self as a person who does pollute the air. I want to be a nonpollute person.
zm period 2
How many species of small mamals have you seen? what kinds? and how many animals have YOU caught?
Pj period5
Hey Mrs.Krekeler!
How would a larger animal than a vole fit in the trap? Have fun.
SB period 2
Mrs. Krekeler , what's a farret?
Im little bit shocked when you said black bear:)
Hi mrs.krekler becareful about the black bears and coyote!!! i probally coundnt stand the poo, it must stink alot. Did you see big huge tracks? Yet it must be fun to see all those animals, good luck!
jmp 4th
ds period 3 you waited 1 hour just to catch 1 vole?!
would you collect 1 type of animal because you wanted to catch it? Or see what it ate?
hk3
i saw the videos but they were kind of blury but it was fun...the vole was small but so cute.
i wonder how you cought it like if you put food in it or...anyways i hope you answer me...bye bye
It sounds like you are dealing with dangerous animals like bears and bobcats. The videos are awsome send more. Doesent it scare you being close to stinky skunk.
As per 4
hey Mrs.krekler
the rock lab was really fun. Are you trying to find poop so you know what the mammals eat. Hope you are having fun.
cro3
Hi Mrs. Krekeler, yes I have been able to see the videos and they are fantastic. Ew, I hope you don't find a skunk. Which of the 13 animals that you had listed are you most excited about testing? I didn't know you could tell so much from poop. A reason for only catching a certain type of animal is when you find something very interesting about the animal that you have to find out more about. Have a great time, BYE!!
*KR2
TT 1st period
Hey Mrs. Krekeler
I think that you are only studying that certain animal because you could learn more about that certain species instead of studying more than one and getting mixed up. You get more information quicker if you just study one thing at a time.
How do you catch beavers because they probably can eat through the cage?
zp period 1
to answer the question because one species is related toa all the other species because it eats them.
wb1st period
hi mrs.krekeler
i think that you would only catch i animal at a time to learn more about that cetain species. what was your favorite animal to learn more about?
sg-1st
I think the reason you only look at one specific animal is because you want to learn about one species at a time.
MS Period 1
You would only catch one type of animal because if you caught the same type of animal over and over you wouldn't have any different types of data.
KF
Period 1
You would only catch one type of the same animal because you would already have the data of that species.
I think the reason you collect scat is because you want to see how well mthey are survivng. Why do want to collect different animals and not just one?]
sm 1st period
Ms.Krekeler,
Hi Ms.Krekeler,
was it hard for you to look out for the black bear? Did you even see one?
CL Per.1
Ms.Krekeler,
Why did you have to put a clip on the vole's hair?
wow bobcats that would be cool to see i hope you catch a fox or a little bobcat and take a picture of it ithat would be way cool. rw period 2
What uup Mrs.Krekler
I know this is a wierd comment but how can you tell witch animal you find by its poo?
E.O Period 2
I bet that all the voles in the old area are scared to come out now!!!!
Hello Mrrs.Krekler
How many animal are you going to catch?
E.O Period 2
Hey Ms.Krekeler!!
you would capture and test one animal because you might want to see only its habbits and diet.
MW2
Dear ms Krekeler
I hope you are having a great in Nova Scotia cathing animals but it must stink waiting an hour to get traps
VH2
Hey Mrs. Krekeler
I hope that you get lucky on your traps. it is amazing that you get to see animals and not teach.
RR Period 2
You only do one animal at a time because it would be to long to do each and every animal
VH2
Hey Ms K
Hows Nova Scotia. We have talked to you and it looks nice. Did you bring your dog? Well see you soon.
JBR-4
hey mrs. kreckler
i think that you can only catch one animal at a time is because it would take to much times and you might get confused it you caught a whole lot.
cb period 3
hwy mra.krekler if you happen by any chance get some rock lemming by any chance you should take a video of it:)
js period 1
hi mrs.krekler we're having fun over here and we're having a lab about making rocks it is so cooooooooool!!:)
js period 1
oh ya mrs.krekler um do you collect samples of poo of the animal you get and then put it back in the wild? :)
js period 1
To answer your question you would only want to collect on animal at a time so you don't record the data of another speics. Mrs. Krekler you sound so worn-out. LK per3
can't wait to see what your feild work turns up. i did som research on nova scotia and are there flying squirels.
MED3
Hi Mrs. Krekeler~ my answer to your question about why you would look for only one animal is so that you can really concentrate on one an do good research on one rather than just finding a few facts on others. hope you have fun! AO5
It must be exciting that now you get to look for larger mammals...not just the cute voles and mice. It is also important to know the larger mammals in alaskas.
cant wait to see you!
KG 4th period
Hey is sounds like you are having a great time. I was just wondering what a lemming is? I miss you and am excited to see you.
JA Period 5
nm5
hi mrs.krekler i hope you are having fun in canada and gool luck catching all those animals espesily the flighing squrials miss you bye!!!!!!!!!
To research an specific animal distribution in East Port medwey.
TSP Period 1
i THINK YOU ONLY TRAP ONE SPECIES OF ANIMAL TO COMPARE THEM TO EACH OTHER
m.N PERIOD2
hi,
You must be exausted by all that work. To answer your question i think that its important to look for one kind of animal because one animal could effect another.
ADW 4
i think, becuse with several animals it would take so long, and one you can keep track, and that way you could find the answers easier.
ps5
I'm still not sure so here's one more just in case.
I think that the reason you'd only do one type of every animal is because it would take way too long to do every animal. Do the traps hurt the animals? They're not like poachers traps right?
A.T. 1st period
Hey mrs.krekler I think it would be alot of work just to set out all of the traps.
sb preiod 5
hi mrs.krekler did the vole or mouse ener try to bite you because it was hungry or was it just trying to protect its self? sb period5
i hope you like the location! and i hope you can catch some critters! But one houer to get to the traps is like, bad.!
xoxo
mw5
I think it would be because 1 it would take much longer if you had alot, and 2 coul be hard to record data.
GC,4
I think that the reason that u would only look for one kind of animal would be either b/c one kind of disruption to the food chain and the whole thing would be messed up, or you want to monitor this animal especially because it is in danger of being killed easily like the snowshoe hare.
MJ5
hey mrs kerkler
how was it seeing a flying? how do they fly?
mk 2
To research an specific animal distribution in East Port medway.
Period1 TSP
Hi
1. So that you can see how that certian species is doing.
GB1
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