The term 91裸聊视频榙irty job91裸聊视频� doesn91裸聊视频檛 quite do this one justice.

The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is hoping to transform some of the West Coast91裸聊视频檚 least squeamish locals into 91裸聊视频榩oop fairies91裸聊视频� to help monitor wolves on the West Coast.

Each valiant 91裸聊视频榩oop fairy91裸聊视频� will be taught tracking techniques as well as to identify wolf scat and differentiate it from other predators91裸聊视频� feces as part of the uniquely hands-on citizen science project, according to Todd Windle, a resource management officer with the Park Reserve.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a great way to get outside and learn more about natural history while contributing to coexistence with wolves and a larger understanding collectively,91裸聊视频� Windle told the Westerly News. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a pretty cool way to get involved in conservation in your area.91裸聊视频�

The Poop Fairy Program is part of the Park Reserve91裸聊视频檚 ongoing multi-year Wild About Wolves project designed to increase coexistence and decrease conflicts between humans and wolves both inside and outside the Park Reserve91裸聊视频檚 borders.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e working across boundaries just like the wolves do,91裸聊视频� he said.

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Interested 91裸聊视频榩oop fairies91裸聊视频� must be able to commit to at least one poo hunt per month for one year and they cautioned volunteers not to expect goldmines each time they search.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檇 probably be lucky for the average volunteer to pick up one or two in a month realistically,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淥nce you kind of start looking and get a little bit more of a trained eye you can detect them a little bit more obviously, but it91裸聊视频檚 not something that91裸聊视频檚 going to be a huge volume that91裸聊视频檚 for sure.91裸聊视频�

He added that anyone familiar with walking a dog, will be pleasantly surprised by what they pick up.

91裸聊视频淲ild carnivore scat is actually less smelly and less disgusting than processed dog food for sure,91裸聊视频� he said.

Windle said people who sign up will be assigned to areas they already enjoy visiting.

91裸聊视频淥bviously there are lots of people that are out and about enjoying the outdoors here whether its on beaches or trails or old logging roads. So, we91裸聊视频檙e just asking for a little bit of help from people while they91裸聊视频檙e out there,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淚t would be wonderful to get a nice little group of local volunteers and, I think, for the people that are going to be interested in it, they91裸聊视频檙e going to be really interested in it, as weird as that sounds. And then, for other people it91裸聊视频檚 clearly going to just not be their cup of tea.91裸聊视频�

He said the wolf poop collected will be sent to a lab where it will be mined for a myriad of valuable information like diet, kinship and health.

91裸聊视频淵ou can actually get a lot of information from scat,91裸聊视频� he said.

He said poop fairies will be trained to use GPS devices to map out where wolf feces are being found and DNA will be compared to find out how wolves within packs are related to each other as well as neighbouring packs.

Learning individual diets will also help researchers understand whether different packs are focusing on different prey species while also gaining a better understanding of what wolves are hunting for at different times of year.

That could help the Park Reserve focus its management on areas where wolves are likely to be finding those prey species to better help humans avoid them.

Poo collectors will also be asked to leave some remains of the feces behind, because wolves are communicating with scent marking.

91裸聊视频淲e don91裸聊视频檛 want to completely remove the whole sample because it91裸聊视频檚 also how they91裸聊视频檙e communicating with each other.91裸聊视频�

Wolves were biologically extricated from Vancouver Island in the 196091裸聊视频檚 with occasional sightings being reported once every few years through the 197091裸聊视频檚 and 198091裸聊视频檚.

91裸聊视频淏asically 21 years ago now, they kind of showed up and started establishing packs and territories again,91裸聊视频� Windle explained. 91裸聊视频淎s that91裸聊视频檚 happened, so has an increase in conflicts between people and wolves.91裸聊视频�

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He said improving the West Coast91裸聊视频檚 ability to coexist with its wolf population is vital because wolves are a keystone species that heavily impact their environment and added that the Park Reserve is mandated to protect the area91裸聊视频檚 ecological integrity and biodiversity.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e also a really important species spiritually and culturally to the Nuu-chah-nulth Nations that we share the land with,91裸聊视频� he said.

Anyone interested in becoming a poop fairy is encouraged to contact Windle at 250-726-7165 ext. 227 or Todd.Windle@canada.ca.

andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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