While working for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation I carried out a fox
and coyote study on the Reservation. This was a contracted 8 month position
that I committed a great deal of volunteer hours to as well. I usually worked
independently; setting padded foothold traps and box traps. I assisted the
Wildlife Biologist with my fox and coyote captures; after they were
immobilized, captures were weighed, measured, ear-tagged, sexed, and radio
collared. Radio telemetry on collared foxes and coyotes (performed day and
evening surveys) was conducted regularly. I also performed fox den location
and den assessments; set up a wildlife trail camera to monitor fox activity;
processed road kill fox to compare with trapped animal data; extracted teeth
from deceased fox for aging and cleaned skulls from road kill fox and owls for
educational display. New traps were prepared for field use, and trap
adjustments and repairs were completed. Field data was entered using a
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Attendance at a Wildlife Society workshops,
miscellaneous office duties and literature review were also accomplished.
While employed with the Pequot Tribe I worked in cooperation with CT DEP
and contributed to a New England and eastern cottontail study on the
Reservation. Cottontail research was being conducted to evaluate home range
size, habitat and distribution of New England cottontail rabbits. Cottontails
were trapped with box traps and each animal processed before releasing back
into the wild. Cottontails captured were weighed, measured, ear-tagged, sexed,
and a sample of their DNA collected before being released. A GPS was used to
record where suspect New England cottontails were captured.
Besides canines and cottontails, I also had the pleasure of handling other
furbearer species including fishers, opossums, raccoons, skunks, and so forth.
Evening salamander migration surveys and amphibian audio surveys were
conducted on the Reservation, as well as vernal pool surveys during the spring
months. Vernal pool surveys involved counting the number of wood frog and
spotted salamander eggs, and locating presence of marbled salamander larvae.
I monitored pitfall traps at Reservation housing development culverts, and
recorded weight and measurements of captured salamanders before releasing
them. Conduction of midnight owl callback surveys during winter months, and
monitoring golf cart kills at the tribal golf course (snakes) during summer
months was also accomplished. My photography skills were used to document
all field activities.
and coyote study on the Reservation. This was a contracted 8 month position
that I committed a great deal of volunteer hours to as well. I usually worked
independently; setting padded foothold traps and box traps. I assisted the
Wildlife Biologist with my fox and coyote captures; after they were
immobilized, captures were weighed, measured, ear-tagged, sexed, and radio
collared. Radio telemetry on collared foxes and coyotes (performed day and
evening surveys) was conducted regularly. I also performed fox den location
and den assessments; set up a wildlife trail camera to monitor fox activity;
processed road kill fox to compare with trapped animal data; extracted teeth
from deceased fox for aging and cleaned skulls from road kill fox and owls for
educational display. New traps were prepared for field use, and trap
adjustments and repairs were completed. Field data was entered using a
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Attendance at a Wildlife Society workshops,
miscellaneous office duties and literature review were also accomplished.
While employed with the Pequot Tribe I worked in cooperation with CT DEP
and contributed to a New England and eastern cottontail study on the
Reservation. Cottontail research was being conducted to evaluate home range
size, habitat and distribution of New England cottontail rabbits. Cottontails
were trapped with box traps and each animal processed before releasing back
into the wild. Cottontails captured were weighed, measured, ear-tagged, sexed,
and a sample of their DNA collected before being released. A GPS was used to
record where suspect New England cottontails were captured.
Besides canines and cottontails, I also had the pleasure of handling other
furbearer species including fishers, opossums, raccoons, skunks, and so forth.
Evening salamander migration surveys and amphibian audio surveys were
conducted on the Reservation, as well as vernal pool surveys during the spring
months. Vernal pool surveys involved counting the number of wood frog and
spotted salamander eggs, and locating presence of marbled salamander larvae.
I monitored pitfall traps at Reservation housing development culverts, and
recorded weight and measurements of captured salamanders before releasing
them. Conduction of midnight owl callback surveys during winter months, and
monitoring golf cart kills at the tribal golf course (snakes) during summer
months was also accomplished. My photography skills were used to document
all field activities.
| Wildlife Technician Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Department of Natural Resources Protection, Connecticut (August 2005 to April 2006) |
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