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Show 23 mm amass . During a. study of homo ranges mad. from NW, 19525 ta may, 1953, 05311111 (1953M) livmtrapped, tagged and refined Jack rabbit: in vegetated dmas at Bum; He trapped 24 rabbits 3. total {bf 37 times. 0! than, 16.: were trapped only anus, five were trapped twice, one was trapped thrice times, and two were tram four times. It was found very difficult t0 entice rabbits into tho traps) probably because it w difficult to find bait. that was suffi- ciently mu attractin than native feeds to mom their 1‘»? of the: traps. Trapping m mt unnatural with succulent 34mm: «stable. during cold parioda .when mm: m on thin ground and uncut mural: an' in tho wring whm {Yeah wing nativu food! batman available. 1 Fear of those trappod were found dead in 1:11. trapn, probably mm frenzy and ham-ring that: hand! against the cage. M 0th." dine! tram weidents and cm from dim (internal exam). at the 153 «an: of X's-trapping, only three rabbits m. unght 1n diffmt tram. Ono rabbit m trapped fine. in one trap. then "42mm twice in math" trap 775 foot. distant. A uaond rabbit moved to a. «eons! trip 288 fut. dictum, than luck to thc first. A third rabbit. I was caught. in a trap, 1726 fut intuit from tho fix-at. Thu wtrupping race-rd: hxdiogtod that mt of the rabbits at this than at you had "mm" mm hem rung» 1n the dump um 1mm both food and mum- m wflhbl. "goth". Other field omtiom (unpubliuhcd) tom ta eon-emu this cozicluum. mun 3W, 4: rabbit many tmoll 0. 65:91:13: rm. this brings it but: ta it. std-ting point. ether «ab-mama. mama that am shitting 1n populgtim um plant from mm to cm. probably mdusting to popuhtion mum-u. This it mt likely ta oceur 1n thu full when the: 2m: Nation 01‘ yew; rabbits in "finding to tho mum: tram higher popuhtion mum V0.1. I. um when the food «who: or am:- m being dcplotod rapidly twd' thb ham "may 9! mm. |
