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M. Brock
1957
May 28 A.R.H., Pt. Barrow, Alaska
for lemmings or signs of lemmings,
owls, jaegers and other possible
lemming predators. No signs of fresh
lemming workings were found nor
were any of the aforementioned animals
seen. Our trip was first of all to
Barrow village and then about four
miles south of the village, then South
east to the gas well and back to
A.R.H. by following about parallel
along the west side of the pipeline.
About four miles South of the village
and then one mile east we found
some diggings which appeared to be the
result of a fox which had probably
followed a lemming burrow. The hole
which was definitely a fox digging went
down about two and a half feet and in
a small side cavity was a lemmings
nest consisting of dried grasses. Some
lemming droppings were on the snow
in the hole next to the nest. Many fox
hairs had been rubbed off on
the sides of the burrow.
After returning to A.R.H. I found out
that three Lemmings had been brought in
from the village. They had been given