A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

thih9 wrote: post #2

Mount Lyell shrew Image: https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236362254... Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lyell_shrew

Cute little critter!

Looking at that Wikipedia page, I didn't realize there were multiple "grading" systems for conservation risk. Interesting that two different systems have two different risk assessments for the same animal.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by maxweylandt » Wed, Feb 05, 2025, 6:57 PM UTC

Very well done, always nice to see non (not yet?) professional scientists contribute :)

This reminds me I've been meaning to set up a moth trap.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by loganmarchione » Wed, Feb 05, 2025, 6:59 PM UTC

skrebbel wrote: post #3

Seriously a title like that and it's not Bigfoot?

I want to believe

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by Loughla » Wed, Feb 05, 2025, 7:12 PM UTC

spondylosaurus wrote: post #6

thih9 wrote: post #2

Mount Lyell shrew Image: https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236362254... Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lyell_shrew

Cute little critter! Looking at that Wikipedia page, I didn't realize there were multiple "grading" systems for conservation risk. Interesting that two different systems have two different risk assessments for the same animal.

Shrews are cute but MEAN.

A few years ago we had a couple of feet of snow in a day. As I was snow blowing the driveway, I noticed all these little tunnels on the edge that was cut off by the side of the blower.

Then I saw a tiny little animal. I thought he was a mole. So I took my glove off and picked him up, as a good hillbilly would do.

That thing bit me like fifteen times up my thumb before I could react to yeet him across the yard.

Lesson learned.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by tyre » Wed, Feb 05, 2025, 7:19 PM UTC

Loughla wrote: post #9

spondylosaurus wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cute little critter! Looking at that Wikipedia page, I didn't realize there were multiple "grading" systems for conservation risk. Interesting that two different systems have two different risk assessments for the same animal.

Shrews are cute but MEAN. A few years ago we had a couple of feet of snow in a day. As I was snow blowing the driveway, I noticed all these little tunnels on the edge that was cut off by the side of the blower. Then I saw a tiny little animal. I thought he was a mole. So I took my glove off and picked him up, as a good hillbilly would do. That thing bit me like fifteen times up my thumb before I could react to yeet h…

That doesn’t sound mean. It sounds like you shouldn’t pick up a wild animal.