Vol. 23, No. S 
Page 2 
Ecology and Management of Squirrels - W-66-R 
C. M. Nixon, 
L. P. Hansen 
wit-hJon° retica l ,y ’ S ^lrrels with heavy body weight should be better able to 
thin u unf ? vor ? b,e environment, such as winter weather or food shortages 
to 1 f- er Squ 'T r ? ls - More bod V wel 9ht usually means more body fat with which 
to ma ntain a positive energy balance when faced with low food stocks or the 
inability to obtain food in adverse weather. the 
f ■ l h>S ass umption, we compared the body weights at initial capture 
or adult (1.5+ years) male and female fox squirrels that survived from fall 
un 1 ikeW te f ted - tree-seed crops were good-to-excellent, so it is 
h»H » J V «- ^ squlrre,s were stressed by poor nutrition. Squirrels probablv 
had a sufficient amount of body fat to survive normal weather conditions V 
R. L. Westemeier 
R esponses of Prairie Chickens to Habitat Manipulation - w-66-R 
grassl'aiid t wild??fe f attrac ‘ ivc . nest cover for prairie chickens and associated 
Some meadows become invaded'wItlTmul't i f?ora ™ ZiZy 
a™ ste.™ t b: izr d ifo of a , mix ? d stand ° f ~«t°p and p & 
, ur y e °'s. By then meadows are little used hv npctinn • u« i 
rel^nnhe Z 9raSS ' See<> ha r vestin 9 Is no longer feasible. Baling and' 
™s-se f ed h La e d X ::! S 9raSS reS ' dUe fr ° m C °" bini " 9 iS vital *0 the longevity of 
has fl'rrT appr ° ach 5° controlling succession and reseeding nest cover 
lnd r (5) y % s rS herbWdes? W (3) 
acreage * 2“* a Sa "‘ tua ^ ‘ a " P™v!de ^'abo^sTo? the 
field 39 ?; aga?n ?o 1 din ?,"?,^ ^ 3 9We " 
%'FuV^Xl'rF- 
chickens are generally provided on private land adjacent to sanctuaries 
