Mammal Survey Eastern Rhodopes Bulgaria - De Zoogdiervereniging

Sexing a mouse.Location 3 — “Along the wood “, BosrandLocation coordinates81 — 0405533/4611353;105— 0405569/4611418;106— 0405582/4611439;120— 0405590/4611474Pre-bait — none usedCatching period — July 18, 17.00 p.m. until July 24, 7.00 a.m.Traps — Longworth numbers 81 -120Possible maximum of night catches — 200Bait — “Balkan Brew”Forty traps were set in line between thorny bushes and trees with little undergrowth. Passing herds ofsheep and goats browsed the vegetation.Location 4 — “Brook dale”, BeekdalLocation coordinates — see map (no exact coordinates are registered)35 TMG 121 — 05736/09870140 — 05730/09793149 — 05744/09798Pre-bait — none usedCatching period – July 18, 17.00 p.m until July 24, 7.00 a.m.Traps — Longworth numbers 121 -149Possible maximum of night catches — 240Bait — “Balkan Brew”The Longworth traps were placed in two rows in a small valley where the water level proved to bevariable. The terrain circumstances varied from soaking wet to somewhat drier. Passing herds of cowsand sheep browsed the vegetation. Many small pathways were the result of this.At trap numbers 121 - 129 the water level was raised after the traps were placed. The adjoining traps,30 Mammal Survey Eastern Rhodope Bulgaria