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--20cf3003bd667a147504ee74f11f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Here is a possibly interesting citation, they probably have it at the Killam Library: Establishment of the Eastern Gray Squirrel (*Sciurus carolinensis*) in Nova Scotia, Canada Huynh HM, Williams GR, McAlpine DF, Thorington Jr. RW 2010 , Canada. Northeastern Naturalist 17: 673-677 <http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1656/045.017.0414> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Fred Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> wrote: > Quoting Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com>: > > Here is an interesting article from Atlantic Cities magazine. I didn't >> know >> that in the 1700's Grey Squirrels 'roamed in great herds' and that by the >> early 1800's were mostly gone from the cities. >> > > * I wonder how much of this squirrel-transplantation there was in Canada? > This could really screw up any analysis of the black/grey morph ratio in > urban populations, and urban populations might have considerable distances > into surrounding deforested countryside. Is there a known history of > introductions into NS? > > fred. > ============================================================= > > The Forgotten History of How Cities Almost Killed the Common >> Squirrel<http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/12/how- >> cities-almost-killed-common-squirrel/7908/> >> >> >> "If there's one thing that humans are good at, though, it's ridding the >> world of things. Luck began to sour for the squirrels in the early 1800s, >> when the growth of cities and the resulting deforestation ruined much of >> their natural habitat. The ones that weren't left homeless were blasted >> off >> of branches by urban hunters in search of a pelt or a hot meal - recipe >> books at the time abounded with squirrels all broiled, fried, roasted, >> fricasseed, and swimming in an oyster-and-cream "Kentucky >> Burgoo<http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodmeats.html#burgoo>" >> >> that was the talk of the town on Derby Day. >> And so cities arrived at the point when a sighting of a lone squirrel >> could >> paralyze pedestrian traffic. "The idea that dozens of people would gather >> to see a squirrel says something about how unusual they were," says >> Benson. >> " >> >> >> -- >> Rick Ballard >> Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad > Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm > Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm > Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ > South Nation Basin Art & Science Book > http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm > RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0 > on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W > (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- Rick Ballard Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada --20cf3003bd667a147504ee74f11f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default"><div class=3D"gmail_default">= <font face=3D"georgia, serif">Here is a possibly interesting citation, they= probably have it at the Killam Library:</font></div><div class=3D"gmail_de= fault"> <font face=3D"georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class=3D"gmail_default"= ><h5 style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,Palatino,serif;fo= nt-size:1.5em;margin:0pt 0pt 5px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Establishment of the Eas= tern Gray Squirrel (<i>Sciurus carolinensis</i>) in Nova Scotia, Canada</h5= > </div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><a href=3D"http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs= /10.1656/045.017.0414"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">Huynh HM, Williams GR,= McAlpine DF, Thorington Jr. RW 2010=A0</font><span style=3D"font-family:ge= orgia,serif">, Canada. Northeastern Naturalist 17: 673-677=A0</span></a></d= iv> <div style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div></div></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at= 2:36 PM, Fred Schueler <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bckcdb@ista= r.ca" target=3D"_blank">bckcdb@istar.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">Quoting Rick Ballard <<= a href=3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ideaphore@gmail.com= </a>>:<br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Here is an interesting article from Atlantic Cities magazine. I didn't = know<br> that in the 1700's Grey Squirrels 'roamed in great herds' and t= hat by the<br> early 1800's were mostly gone from the cities.<br> </blockquote> <br></div> * I wonder how much of this squirrel-transplantation there was in Canada? T= his could really screw up any analysis of the black/grey morph ratio in urb= an populations, and urban populations might have considerable distances int= o surrounding deforested countryside. Is there a known history of introduct= ions into NS?<br> <br> fred.<br> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<u></u>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<u></u>=3D<br> <br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im"> The Forgotten History of How Cities Almost Killed the Common<br></div> Squirrel<<a href=3D"http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/= 2013/12/how-cities-almost-killed-common-squirrel/7908/" target=3D"_blank">h= ttp://www.<u></u>theatlanticcities.com/arts-<u></u>and-lifestyle/2013/12/ho= w-<u></u>cities-almost-killed-common-<u></u>squirrel/7908/</a>><div clas= s=3D"im"> <br> <br> "If there's one thing that humans are good at, though, it's ri= dding the<br> world of things. Luck began to sour for the squirrels in the early 1800s,<b= r> when the growth of cities and the resulting deforestation rui