Mammal Methods

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IACUC

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

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Kill Traps/Snap Traps

necessary for museum specimens


<p>necessary for museum specimens</p><p></p>
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Box Trap - Sherman Trap

small sized mammals

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Box Trap - Havahart/Tomahawk Trap

medium size mammals (racoon sized)

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Box Trap - Clover Trap

large sized mammals (deer or elk sized), poles w/ net & builds a frame

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Pitfall Traps

can kill

Drift Fence - b/t each connector, so it guides the animal to pitfall trap

shrews


<p>can kill</p><p>Drift Fence - b/t each connector, so it guides the animal to pitfall trap</p><p>shrews</p><p></p>
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Padded Leghold Traps

primarily felids (bobcats/cats)


<p>primarily felids (bobcats/cats)</p><p></p>
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Snares

primarily canid (coyotes/dogs)



<p>primarily canid (coyotes/dogs)</p><p></p><p></p>
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Mist Nets

  • bats

  • net so thin that bats cannot detect it with echolocation


<ul><li><p>bats</p></li><li><p>net so thin that bats cannot detect it with echolocation </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Tranquilizer Darts

antagonist reverses affect

  • ketamine based on mass


<p>antagonist reverses affect</p><ul><li><p>ketamine based on mass</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Net Gun

  • larger mammals; deer/elk

  • rifle

  • sometimes steel bearing hits head, causing mortality


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Natural Markings

  • how we can identify individuals we capture & recapture

  • ex. vibrissae patterns


<ul><li><p>how we can identify individuals we capture &amp; recapture</p></li><li><p>ex. vibrissae patterns </p></li></ul><p></p>
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Artificial Markings

  • add ear tags to pinnae

  • ear clipping/notches cut out of ears

  • toe clips/take off first joints of the digits (not a good method, messes with health)

  • branding (hot & cold)


<ul><li><p>add ear tags to pinnae</p></li><li><p>ear clipping/notches cut out of ears</p></li><li><p>toe clips/take off first joints of the digits (not a good method, messes with health)</p></li><li><p>branding (hot &amp; cold)</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Monitoring

uv powder trail w/ uv light, radio/gps collars, pit tags (make a sound when given energy)

  • home range

  • foraging behavior

  • dispersal

  • survival rates