[NatureNS] re dead uneaten star-nosed moles

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The moles routinely feed underwater as well.

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RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.

On 20 September 2014 10:50, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
wrote:

> Hi Nancy & All,                                    Sept 20, 2014
>    One factor to consider, when dead Star-Nosed Moles are found, is
> rainfall in the preceeding 10-20 days and changes in surface drainage,
> subsurface drainage or habitat continuity in recent years.
>
>    They, I think, need relatively moist soil in order to feed (always
> underground ?). If they have hitched their wagon to an isolated swamp that
> dries to the point that feeding is impossible then they will have to start,
> weakened by hunger, to search for a wet area and often walk until they drop
> dead.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">The moles routinely feed underwater as well.<br><div class=
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r>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 20 September 2014 10:50, David &amp; Alis=
on Webster <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" targ=
et=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">Hi Nancy &amp; All,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
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=A0 =C2=A0 Sept 20, 2014<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0One factor to consider, when dead Star-Nosed Moles are found, =
is rainfall in the preceeding 10-20 days and changes in surface drainage, s=
ubsurface drainage or habitat continuity in recent years.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0They, I think, need relatively moist soil in order to feed (al=
ways underground ?). If they have hitched their wagon to an isolated swamp =
that dries to the point that feeding is impossible then they will have to s=
tart, weakened by hunger, to search for a wet area and often walk until the=
y drop dead.<br></blockquote></div></div></div>

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