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> Dear Sean
>
> I used to mark animals in the wild using a method of fur-clipping
> patterns. You can use the shoulders, haunches and back to create a
> variety of systematic clipping patterns
>
> Nic
>
> On 9 Jul 2007, at 17:23, Kerry Griffis-Kyle wrote:
>
>> Please respond directly to Sean Kyle, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> I'm looking for ideas on temporary marking techniques for small
>> rodents in the wild. What I need is something noninvasive that
>> will identify an animal as 'captured' for 4-5 days max and is very
>> quick and dirty. I've used sharpie markers and find they can wear
>> off quickly, i.e. 1-3 days in wet weather. In a quick internet
>> search, I found mentions using of Nyanzol A, Nyanzol D,
>> blackpowder, clothing dyes, human hair dyes, red and orange
>> aniline dyes, and picric acid. Suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Sean Kyle
>> US Forest Service, RMRS
>> Cloudcroft, NM
>>
>>
>>
>> *****************************
>> Kerry Griffis-Kyle
>> Postdoctoral Research Associate
>> New Mexico State University
>>
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