About

This research program started with a simple question: "Is the squirrel that I see every day outside my window the same squirrel?" This question has grown into an ecological research program conducted by students on the campus of the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Using mark-recapture techniques and radio telemetry, we explore movement patterns and survival of the Eastern Gray Squirrel on campus and in the surrounding community.

We have found that home range size varies significantly. The map below shows home ranges covering 2.1 acres (yellow: tracked 7/6/12 to 3/5/13), 6.1 acres (blue: tracked 8/21/12 to 6/24/13) and 24.1 acres (red: tracked 3/4/13 to 9/6/13). GIS analysis and map by Ryan Roseen, Environmental Science major, GIS minor, class 2017.