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Vole/Mouse-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 7th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Mar 7, 2021   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Vole/Mouse-Alutiiq Word of the Week-March 7th

KRIISAQ (N), UGNA’AQ (S) – VOLE / MOUSE KAUGYA’AT UGNA’ANEK NERTAARTUT. – FOXES EAT VOLES. The northern vole (Microtus oeconomus), also known as the tundra vole or root vole, is one of Kodiak’s original residents. This small rodent feeds primarily on the bark and roots of plants, particularly sedges and cotton grass. In search of […]

Red-backed Voles Climb into Scientific Literature

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jul 31, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Red-backed Voles Climb into Scientific Literature

A few years ago, Link Olson wanted students in his mammalogy class to see one of the neatest little creatures in Alaska, the northern flying squirrel. He baited a few live traps with peanut butter rolled in oats and placed them in spruce trees. When he returned the next day, he found no flying squirrels. […]

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