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| Field Experiences |
Small mammal and bat work in my home state of Connecticut! This was my third
seasonal field position with the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection’s Wildlife Division (CT DEP).
While serving as a member of the small mammal team within the Wildlife Diversity
Program, I contributed to a small mammal sampling study. Small mammal trapping
took place throughout the state using Longworth, Sherman, pitfall, and museum
special snap traps. Target species included the southern bog lemming and the
water shrew, both Species of Greatest Conservation Need (GCN) within CT. We
sampled other small mammal species as well including flying squirrels, masked
shrews, meadow jumping mice, meadow voles, red-backed voles, short-tailed
shrews, short-tailed weasels, water shrews, white-footed mice, and woodland
jumping mice. Weights and measurements were recorded for all species captured
while a variety of other GCN species observed was also recorded while in the
field.
Wild bats held in captivity for rehabilitation were cared for, and we conducted bat
observations at a private conservation facility. My photography skills were used to
document all field activities for use in presentations, reports, Connecticut Wildlife
Magazine, and so forth.
Numerous other wildlife-related activities were implicated as well. I participated in
raptor callback surveys and goshawk nest searches; performed owl pellet
dissection; aided the Furbearer Program by performing necropsies on black bears,
fishers, and river otters; inspected crop contents of an eastern wild turkey; and
removed the head from a white-tailed deer suspected of having CWD (tested
positive for rabies instead).
I attended various trainings and assisted with First Annual CT Wildlife
Conservation Conference between the University of Connecticut and the CT DEP.
And also worked in cooperation with University of Connecticut’s specimen
collection facility by providing and preparing small mammal specimens for
collection.
Field Photo Albums:
seasonal field position with the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection’s Wildlife Division (CT DEP).
While serving as a member of the small mammal team within the Wildlife Diversity
Program, I contributed to a small mammal sampling study. Small mammal trapping
took place throughout the state using Longworth, Sherman, pitfall, and museum
special snap traps. Target species included the southern bog lemming and the
water shrew, both Species of Greatest Conservation Need (GCN) within CT. We
sampled other small mammal species as well including flying squirrels, masked
shrews, meadow jumping mice, meadow voles, red-backed voles, short-tailed
shrews, short-tailed weasels, water shrews, white-footed mice, and woodland
jumping mice. Weights and measurements were recorded for all species captured
while a variety of other GCN species observed was also recorded while in the
field.
Wild bats held in captivity for rehabilitation were cared for, and we conducted bat
observations at a private conservation facility. My photography skills were used to
document all field activities for use in presentations, reports, Connecticut Wildlife
Magazine, and so forth.
Numerous other wildlife-related activities were implicated as well. I participated in
raptor callback surveys and goshawk nest searches; performed owl pellet
dissection; aided the Furbearer Program by performing necropsies on black bears,
fishers, and river otters; inspected crop contents of an eastern wild turkey; and
removed the head from a white-tailed deer suspected of having CWD (tested
positive for rabies instead).
I attended various trainings and assisted with First Annual CT Wildlife
Conservation Conference between the University of Connecticut and the CT DEP.
And also worked in cooperation with University of Connecticut’s specimen
collection facility by providing and preparing small mammal specimens for
collection.
Field Photo Albums:
 | Small Mammal Trapping | |
| Small Mammal Habitats | |
| Bats | |
| Miscellaneous Wildlife | |
| Wildlife Resource Assistant CT DEP Wildlife Division Small Mammal Program Connecticut May 2006 to September 2006 |
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