Learning in the cold....brrrrr.....
COOK'S LAKE, is our present investigation site for us to trap small mammals using the same Longworth Traps this week. This property is owned by Drs. Chris Newman and Christina Buesching for conservation and scientific use. What is interesting about this location is - it has alot of habitats for different creatures - we spotted quite a few ponds that were formed naturally, the meadow, lake, and the forest - but this property also had a clear cut forest - which is a forest that has been cleared and replanted with plant life that will survive in this environment.
The goal once more was to trap small mammals that live on both environment here - the meadow and the forest.
Day 1 - we divided our traps into two different environments - 10 were set up in a grassland/meadow and the other ten were set up in the forest. After setting up, we closed the trap doors out in the meadows and opened it only when we left late in the afternoon. DO YOU REMEMBER WHY WE HAD TO CLOSE THE TRAP DOORS IN THE EVENINGS FOR THIS PARTICULAR TEST?
We also went back out to the forest to check our "A" line traps. The one big difference with this forest set up from last week was the ground was wet and muddy, like being in a bog. We had to chose carefully where to lay the traps. As for the meadow set up, imagine a meadow with no shade nor shelter under the big blue sky. Mr Pembroke and I had to cover the traps with dried grass to keep the aluminum traps from heating up like an open. IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE TRAPS WERE LEFT UNDER THE SUN?
This is the meadow site - Notice that we had to "ponytail" dry grass
and tag it for us to remember where we placed
the traps.
Day 2 - we experienced once again the traditional Nova Scotian weather - rain, cold and wet! BRRR...onward we go ....
Team A headed out to both sites- forest to check for closed traps, and to the meadow to OPEN the trap doors.
That video tells it all...
We had a few conditions that led to only 2 redbacked vole catches from the entire team's 100 traps at the end of day.
What do you think these conditions are that led to such a low result?
Here's what some parts of the forest floors look like now after the rain -
Your task - answer the 3 questions that I've underlined in purple.
On Wednesday, we will once again check our traps to see if we had any catches.
Onward we go - boys and girls!
Mrs. Tang
Mrs. Tang
posted by Millie Wong-Tang @ 7:30 PM
15 Comments:
QUESTION 1=the animals will escape if the trap doors are left open during the evening and you will not be there to get the animals.
QUESTION 2=the traps could get overheated and not function correctly which is what will happen if the traps are left in the sun.
QUESTION 3= The cold weather in the Nova Scotia forests causes the conditions to be so low.
I think you closed the traps so water doesn't leak in the traps and so don't catch a small animal that can't survive in a trap.
The costly traps will be very hot when you catch a animal.
The rain lead the low numbers of voles because the ground was saturated and had many muddy puddles.
RG
Was there very heavy rain there?
Question 1: you closed the trap because animal might escape in the evening.
Question 2: the traps could get rotten and overheated under the sun.
Question 3: there is cold weather in Nova Scotia forests that causes low temperatures.- MK
I think you shut the trap doors so other animals wouldn't get in at night. If they were in the sun they would probably get over heated and die. The weather was getting cold so lots probably went to go hibernate. -GB
HI! Hope you're doing good! I think you close the trap door at night because you don't want to trap at night. If the traps were left in the sun they would be very hot.The numbers were low because the animals were getting use to the traps.-CC
1 So the animals that liked to go in the traps don't go in the traps.
2 They would rot from the heat.
3 When the traps are so hot only the animals that can survive in hot conditions. DOM.E.
1 So the animals that liked to go in the traps don't go in the traps.
2 They would rot from the heat.
3 When the traps are so hot only the animals that can survive in hot conditions. DOM.E.
I think that if you leave the traps in the sun, the medal will get very hot and the food will get warm.
I think that you close the doors in the evening because if an animal is in it it won't escape too early.
I think that all the animals don't come out yet because it is so early in the season that some animals are still in hibernation.
My answer to DO YOU REMEMBER WHY WE HAD TO CLOSE THE TRAP DOORS IN THE EVENINGS FOR THIS PARTICULAR TEST?
Well, I do not actually remember(if I were here I would say it in a English, snooty accent)! (laugh and applause)
1)Fine, I will try and use my schema on this question. if an animal goes into the trap at night, the animal would have to wait until you come or else it will starve and it could die from starvation.
My answer to WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE TRAPS WERE LEFT IN THE SUN?
The traps may be made out of metal and the traps would become very hot and if the animals go in, they will not be able to survive in the warmth.
My answer to WHAT CONDITIONS LED TO SUCH LOW NUMBERS?
Maybe since it has been raining and is freezing cold the animals could run out of food or freeze to death.
Love-GA
P.S. Paalam(good bye)
(1)I think you close the trap doors in the evening so any animals that get in don't get out.(2)I think that if you left the traps under the sun the traps would get really hot and dry.(3)I think the animals you and your team were hoping to catch were in their burrows because of the cold and rainy weather.-AS
Mrs. Tang
1) I would close the trap doors in the evening because there are no studiers at night and the animals will have a bigger chance of escaping.
2) If the traps were left in the sun they would be as hot as an oven and no one of the animals you wouldn't have a chance of trapping animals.
3) I think that some of the animals would have hibernated, or they are very cold and staying in their habitats.
We miss you a bunch!!!!!
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M.B.
Question 1-if you do not close the doors, the animals will escape at night.
Question 2-if you leave the traps in the sun, it would be too hot inside for the animal.
Question 3- the cold weather in the Nova Scotia can cause the climate too be very low.
Have a great day,
JB
I know this doesn't have to do with these question but I was scaning Ms.VanWilgen-Hammitt's blog and I saw a picture of you in her blog!!!! Do you know her?AD
1-I think that in the night the animals can die or escape
2-The metal will start heat up and kill the animals.
3-Maybe it's because that it's cold in nova scotia so the animals are hibernating.
1. so the animals won't come in at night.
2.if they were in the sun the would get over heated and die.
3. since the weather is getting cold the are probably hibernating-KB
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