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MF Smith
1993
JOURNAL
Bariloche, Prov, Rio Negro, Argentina
Dec. 3 real estate development, Las Victorias. We had
trapped earlier in a different section of Las
Victorias. The area we set in today seemed
to be undisturbed, rich steppe habitat.
We set out a total of 159 Sherman plus snap
traps. It was cold, windy, and raining when we
finished setting.
Sat Dec. 4 We went out at 7:30 am to check the traps
at Las Victorias. We caught 39 animals, which
was 25% trap success. This was our most
successful night of trapping so far.
8 Abrothrix xanthorhina
7 Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
4 Eligmodontia morgani
15 Abrothrix longipilis
5 Auliscomys micropus
We came back and processed the animals,
leaving the traps set at Las Victorias. In
the late afternoon, we went out and added more
traps in the bunch grass area. Payne thought
some of his traps may have been taken.
Sun Dec. 5 Went out to Las Victorias at 7:30 am to
bring in the traps. Payne was missing
several traps, and one Sherman had been
taken from one of my lines. There were
horse tracks nearby.
From the afternoon of Dec. 4 we had