The Ziva Planina civic association decided to change the situation and since 2011 donkeys have been grazing here and the supplemental feeding of
ground squirrels began in the same year.
The high occurrence of chipmunks and
ground squirrels and their relative evenness in seasonal occurrence, as well as the prevalence of vole- and squirrel-sized species groups in general in the diet of marten is novel.
Number of points surveyed for the presence of Valle de la Trinidad round-tailed
ground squirrel on different dates, points at which it was detected, and groups sizes at detection (low = 1-2 individuals; medium = 3-5, or high = >5).
It's not known how many ground squirrels--a category that includes a range of species from Belding's
ground squirrels, to prairie dogs, to marmots --are shot recreationally in the West, but the numbers are undoubtedly tremendous.
Species of Eimeria from the thirteen-lined
ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, from Wyoming.
Before treatment at Crane Flat Campground, 134 fleas had been collected from 94 burrows and the California
ground squirrel flea index (total no.
Population characteristics and phenology of a Franklin
ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii colony in Alberta Canada.
Follicular development in European
ground squirrels (Spermophilus citellus) in different phases of the annual cycle.
Being high is better: Effects of elevation and habitat on Arctic
ground squirrel demography.
Table I shows GSH, NOx and MDA levels in hibernating, aroused and non-hibernating Anatolian
ground squirrel.
In response to the decline in
ground squirrel populations, reintroduction as a management tool has been used frequently, with several thousand animals translocated in Hungary and also Poland (IUCN 2010).