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Mammaling

Posted by Erika Barthelmess,
North Country explorer from Canton, NY
November 6, 2016

My great team of mammalogy students was out this weekend doing some live trapping to learn to capture and safely process wild mammals without harm to anyone. On this particular venture, we saw red and gray squirrels as well as deer mice and red-backed voles (one of my favorites). We were trying for the elusive porcupine, with no success. Still, it was a beautiful way to spend time outdoors on the weekend.