InternQuest Photo Blog: Field Research
Posted at 3:19 pm October 27, 2009 by Kellie
- This years InternQuest was the first group to find a mammal while looking into the Wild Animal Park’s pitfall traps. The pitfall traps are used to collect the native field animals so that research technicians are able to recieve accurate wildlife data.
- Jean-Pierre Montagne, senior research technician, shares the tools of the trade. A tool that is usually used for sewing, can also be used for assisting with measuring collected wildlife like lizards, snakes, or mice.
While collecting data, as many as seven orange-throated whiptail lizards were found in the various traps. The native lizards burrowed in the cotton placed within the trap to maintain body heat.
Intern Becky reaches into the pitfall trap to check the cotton and tubes at the bottom of the trap. The tubes help smaller animals hide from the diverse species that could be possible threats.
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