Hastings Natural History Reservation

18 Nov, 05 AM - 19 Nov, 04 AM

This course is a junior-senior level course on the ecology and natural history of North American mammals. Students learn basic field techniques and to identify mammals of California. I would like to demonstrate basic live-trapping techniques and show students species native to local habitats, which will require us to stay overnight. Hastings Reserve was chosen to represent species in oak woodland/coastal chaparral and grassland environments. Sherman live traps will be set in the late afternoon/evening in representative habitats in the reserve and checked in the early morning. Captured animals will be identified to species and sex, age and reproductive condition will be assessed. All individuals will be released at their capture location. Field methods have been approved by CSUF IACUC Committee. Trap stations will be temporarily marked with stake wire flags or flagging, which will be removed when we leave. Setting traps will cause minor disturbance to the soil.

Visit #13989 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

Approved

Under Project # 9134 | Class

BIOL478 Mammalogy

faculty - California State University (CSU), Fullerton

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 2 Faculty Nov 18 - 19, 2007 (2 days)
Group of 7 Undergraduate Student Nov 18 - 19, 2007 (2 days)
Group of 3 Volunteer Nov 18 - 19, 2007 (2 days)

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Ranch House 12 Nov 18 - 19, 2007