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Ever wanted to pick up bear scat? Jasper National Park is looking for volunteers
Global News ^ | Caley Ramsay

Posted on 06/07/2015 1:50:15 PM PDT by Loyalist

EDMONTON – Find it. Scoop it. Submit it. It’s just that easy.

As part of a new pilot project aimed at learning more about the park’s bears, Jasper National Park is looking for dedicated volunteers to collect bear scat this summer.

Hikers will first be trained to properly collect and handle the samples. After that, they will be asked to gather samples of bear droppings from along the park’s trails.

(Excerpt) Read more at globalnews.ca ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bearscat; jasper
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To: HartleyMBaldwin
Little bells & smells like hot pepper, har har. There, I got it in first.

Nope. I beat you by a day.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3297481/posts?page=17#17

21 posted on 06/07/2015 3:20:25 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: captain_dave

Timmy!


22 posted on 06/07/2015 3:20:26 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Bratch

That’s the one. I’d have posted that if I had had a copy.


23 posted on 06/07/2015 3:21:43 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Rodamala

Well, I meant on this thread. Anyway, that’s been around a lot longer than a day.


24 posted on 06/07/2015 3:23:25 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: cripplecreek
http://youtu.be/Ju5NztMnQxE
25 posted on 06/07/2015 3:29:47 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Loyalist

Well, in San Francisco, they are paying city workers to find out where the biggest accumulations of human urine and feces are on their sidewalks.

If I was San Francisco, I’d trade Canada some citizens for bears.


26 posted on 06/07/2015 4:16:12 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Loyalist

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, had a similar research study that was done in 1978-1980 that was in conjunction with the Wildlife Department, The College of Veterinary Medicine, the Smokey Mountain National Park Service, and the 489th Civil Affairs of the Army Reserve. One can glean quite a lot about wildlife by obtaining scat and examining it for parasites and digested food.The amount of scat from one particular species can also be used to determine population density and there is a formula for such.


27 posted on 06/07/2015 4:18:42 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: VanShuyten
That is only if they eat Congressman and Senators.
28 posted on 06/07/2015 4:22:46 PM PDT by lostboy61 (Lock and Load and stand your ground!.)
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To: Loyalist

Does the bear ____ in the woods?


29 posted on 06/07/2015 4:24:53 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
30 posted on 06/14/2015 7:22:45 AM PDT by SJackson (an emotional nation, not a rational nation. You work from your gut and not your mind, BHO on Israel)
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