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(The traps have to be baited every 3 days, The traps have been ziptied close to stop bigfoot!! just kidding the traps help detour raccoons and other wildlife from eatting the corn. )"The Delmarva fox squirrel was listed as federally endangered in 1967. The
remaining populations persist naturally in portions of 5 counties on the eastern
shore of Maryland: Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot and Dorchester counties. Current causes for their decline include loss and fragmentation of their habitat due to timber harvesting and converting forested land into farms, housing developments, roads and commercial property. biologists require up to date information about the squirrels and their habitat needs. To help biologists determine Delmarva fox squirrel population trends, seven sites were established for long term monitoring of Delmarva fox squirrels. Information collected includes abundance, population structure (by age and sex), reproductive activity, growth rates, and movements. Stability or expansion of these populations over a five-year period is one of the principal criteria for Delmarva fox squirrel recovery. Five-year monitoring data from these sites is currently being analyzed. The sites include: Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge; Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge; Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (two separate tracts)" - http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/dfox.htm
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