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As far as I know yes this was the only one ever seen
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Ronald Arsenault
Sent: March-21-13 11:38 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Wood Rats
Sandy,
I find it highly improbable that there might be a self-sustaining population
of any rat species on PEI other than the Norway Rat.
I wonder though, if the rat you caught might have been an escaped or
intentionally released pet of some description? Or perhaps an exotic
species was unintentionally transported to PEI with a shipment of
merchandise of some type?
Was this the only one ever seen?
Cheers,
Ron
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Sandy Hiltz <birddog@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:
The rat that I caught was in the mid 1970s. From memory this rat was about
the size of a Norway rat but
it was striking in its different appearance. The color of the under hair was
brownish grey on its back rather than grey of the Norway rat
and had a light color to white underside. It had guard hairs similar to a
muskrat but more sparse.
There was a number of guard type hairs the length of the tail. That is all I
can provide with regard to description and it is all from memory.
Everyone who saw this rat said they had never seen one like it before.
Sandy
--
Ronald G. Arsenault
Moncton, N.B.
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronald Arsenault<br><b>Sent:</b> March-21-13 11:38 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[NatureNS] Wood Rats<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
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find it highly improbable that there might be a self-sustaining =
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Rat.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
wonder though, if the rat you caught might have been an escaped or =
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seen?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
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class=3DMsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
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class=3DMsoNormal>On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:01 A