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	Shrews: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Shrews have not been so intensively studied as other mammals, and their distribution is not exactly known.
		Shrews are solitary except when breeding, mainly terrestrial, and live under the grass and leaf litter.
		Shrews are taken by a variety of weasels, marten, fox, domestic cats, and other shrews.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/smgame/shrews.php (821 words)

	Arctic Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Arctic is mostly a vast, ice-covered ocean (which is sometimes considered to be a northern sea of the Atlantic Ocean) surrounded by treeless, frozen ground.
		The Arctic region is one of the last and most extensive continuous wilderness areas in the world and its significance in preserving biodiversity and genotypes is considerable.
		The Arctic is particularly susceptible to the abrasion of groundcover and to the disturbance of the rare reproduction places of the animals that are characteristic to the region.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Arctic.html (2021 words)

	Shrews
		The common shrew occurs throughout the Yukon to the north coast and is likely the most common and widely distributed of the shrews of the Old Crow Basin.
		With an average length of 85 mm, the pigmy shrew is one of the smallest mammals in the world, and one of the rarer of the American small mammals (Banfield 1974).
		Several of the shrews that are known or might be expected from Vuntut National Park are illustrated in Figure 12.1a.
	yukon.taiga.net /vuntutrda/mammals/shrews.htm (704 words)

	Prevention and control of damage caused by shrews
		Shrews are similar to mice except that mice have four toes on their front feet, larger eyes, bicolored fur, and lack an elongated snout.
		Rather than reduce the shrew population outside to prevent this, simply monitor locations regularly used by your cat, and dispose of dead shrews by placing a plastic bag over your hand, picking up the dead animal, turning the bag inside out while holding the shrew, sealing the bag, and discarding it with the garbage.
		To counteract this, a shrew would be walled up in an ash tree (a ‘shrew ash’), and then a twig taken from the tree would be brushed onto the suffering animal to relieve the pain.
	icwdm.org /handbook/mammals/Shrews.asp (2279 words)

	Arctic Shrew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Arctic Shrew, Sorex arcticus, is a medium-sized shrew found in Canada and the northern United States.
		Separate species status has been proposed for the Maritime Shrew, Sorex maritimensis, which is found in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and has been considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic Shrew.
		The Tundra Shrew, Sorex tundrensis, was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic Shrew.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arctic_Shrew (225 words)

	Shrews: Minnesota DNR
		Shrews are often confused with mice, but a close look reveals some distinct differences.
		The Arctic shrew, however, is distinctive with its dark brown back, lighter brown sides, and off-white underparts.
		This shrew thrives along meadow streams and bogs of the northern three-fourths of the state.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /mammals/shrews (335 words)

	Pictures of the Arctic shrew\|Sorex arcticus facts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The arctic shrew is found across the northern half of the Yukon in somewhat drier sites than those of the masked and dusky shrews.
		Shrews are tiny, the arctic shrew is less than 2 inches long.
		Arctic shrews are not considered significantly different from most shrews in behavior, although they may be more aquatic than most species.
	www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Insectivora/Soricidae/Sorex/Sorex-arcticus.html (144 words)

	Arctic Shrew (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ADW: Sorex arcticus: Classification: Sorex arcticus (Arctic shrew).
		Arctic Shrew: Arctic Shrew, (Sorex arcticus), Distribution of the Arctic Shrew in Quebec:...
		Shrews: Banfield (1974) considered this shrew a subspecies of the arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus), but stated that it "may consitute a distinct species." The range of...
	www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/A/Arctic_Shrew.shtml (1565 words)

	Arctic Shrew Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
		Throughout its range, the Arctic shrew is the only member of the subgenus Sorex, and is distinguished by its well-developed postmandibular canals and lack of pigmented ridges on the unicuspids (Junge and Hoffmann 1981, Kirkland and Schmidt 1996).
		Mortality of nestling Arctic shrews in the first month of life is estimated to be 50% or more, and 80% of cohort mortality occurs before sexual maturity is reached.
		Buckner, C. Populations and ecological relationships of shrews in tamarack bogs of southeastern Manitoba.
	fwp.mt.gov /fieldguide/detail_AMABA01190.aspx (1144 words)

	Sorex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The genus Sorex is a group of mainly land-dwelling shrews with relatively long tails which includes many of the common shrews of Europe and North America.
		They are red-toothed shrews; species in this group have 32 teeth.
		In some species, a female shrew and her dependent young form "caravans" where each shrew grasps the rear of the shrew in front when changing location.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sorex (162 words)

	Animal Info - Kozlov's Shrew
		Shrews in the genus Sorex are generally solitary and highly aggressive towards each other.
		Shrews in the genus Sorex vary in size (head and body length: 46 - 100 mm (1.8 - 4")) and weight (2.1 - 18 g (0.08 - 0.6 oz)).
		Shrews in the genus Sorex can be active by day or night and do not become seasonally inactive.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/sorekozl.htm (454 words)

	North American Mammals: Sorex arcticus
		Arctic shrews prefer grassy clearings and marshes within coniferous forests and are never very dense in population.
		Due to their habitat preferences, arctic shrews have not been well studied, especially in the more northern part of their range.
		Like other shrews, they are almost frantically active, pursuing prey around the clock to meet their high energy needs, with short rests between hunting bouts.
	www.mnh.si.edu /mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=319 (172 words)

	Shrews - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The arctic shrew is found across the northern half of the Yukon in somewhat drier sites than those of the masked and dusky shrews.
		This tiniest of shrews is the smallest of North Americas mammals and competes with a South American shrew and bumblebee bat of Thailand for the title of the worlds smallest mammal.
		Thought to inhabit meadows and sphagnum bogs or their edges, the pigmy shrew is rare in most of Canada including the Yukon, although this may be due to lack of research into the species.
	www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /shrews.html (1135 words)

	Arctic Wildlife - Arctic Studies Center
		There are 19 orders and over 5,000 species of mammals, ranging from the 2 inch shrew to the 100 foot whale.
		These islands drift in the center of the Arctic Ocean and occasionally drift South as far as Newfoundland.
		any soil in the arctic regions in which temperatures below freezing have existed continuously for a long time.
	www.mnh.si.edu /arctic/html/glossary.html (288 words)

	Rodent control in Alaska
		The shrew often invades homes in Alaska when temperatures plummet in the fall and early winter.
		Shrews need to eat high protien foods, such as insects and meat, including each other.
		The inquisitive shrew will often wander into homes and may be seen zipping along walls and baseboards.
	www.ipmofalaska.com /Rodentcontrol.html (1045 words)

	Refuges Text Version
		Pygmy shrews are slightly smaller than Common shrews, but can only be distinguished for certain by their teeth.
		Arctic shrews average 3 inches long and have an additional one-inch tail.
		Alaska tiny shrews average 45 to 48 millimeters in length, with an additional 23 mm of tail.
	alaska.fws.gov /internettv/nwrtv/togiaktv/wildlife/smamm.htm (836 words)

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		Diaphragm anatomy in shrews: Whereas in mammals the diaphragm is described to be a dome like muscle with central tendon, this tendon is totally absent in those species which I have studied (Sorex araneus, S.
		Nelson described it, "This large and fairly common shrew is unusual because its saliva is toxic, allowing them to kill prey that is larger than themselves.
		The behaviour is characterized by the animal everting the rectum by a series of abdominal contractions and licking it in a curled-up posture, apparently ingesting a yet undetermined substance often described as a "milky white fluid".
	members.vienna.at /shrew/oldinquiries.html (930 words)

	Northern short shrew tailed - infohorn.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Occurrence of the Long-Tailed Shrew (Sorex dispar) in the Nerepis
		Arctic Shrew - Sorex arcticus Masked Shrew - Sorex cinereus Water Shrew - Sorex palustris Northern Short-tailed Shrew - Blarina brevicauda.
		The only other species of shrew with a short tail, the northern short-tailed shrew, is larger (total length is four to five inches) and is dark slate colored.
	www.infohorn.com /q/northern-short-shrew-tailed.html (772 words)

	Arctic Refuge: Mammal List
		South of the coast lies a broad expanse of flat arctic tundra composed mostly of sedges and low shrubs.
		The arctic tundra rises to the south through foothills to the rugged, rocky mountains of the Brooks Range.
		____ Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus) Wet sedge tundra.
	arctic.fws.gov /mammlist.htm (596 words)

	billingsgazette.com
		The big short-tailed shrew is the 109th mammal documented in Montana and the 11th shrew species.
		The first Arctic shrew in Montana was discovered on the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, south of Plentywood.
		Flesch and Beyer did indeed catch more Arctic shrews and, in one of their trap sets, they discovered the big short-tailed shrew.
	www.billingsgazette.com /newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/09/04/build/sports/60-mt-outdoors.inc (753 words)

	Arctic Animals of Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Arctic is covered with ice and snow for most of the year.
		Animals that live in Alaska's Arctic region must be able to survive long winters and very cold temperatures.
		In this activity you will learn about many Arctic animals and how their bodies provide them with special protection from the cold of an Alaskan winter.
	score.rims.k12.ca.us /activity/alaska (1466 words)

	Small for one, and one for small -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine -- April 2006
		Small mammals like the masked shrew are both prey and predator in the food chain.
		Shrews, for example, can eat their body weight in food every day, so they need a trap well stocked with provisions to survive.
		A nip from the tiny teeth of a mouse or shrew won’t inflict much damage, but a bite from a larger, more aggressive species like the red squirrel can be serious.
	www.wnrmag.com /stories/2006/apr06/small.htm (2409 words)

	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
		The Arctic Refuge encompasses coastal tundra and mountains in northeast Alaska.
		The refuge encompasses the traditional homelands and subsistence areas of Inupiaq Eskimos of the arctic coast and the Athabascan Indians of the interior.
		The 19.2-million acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge supports the greatest variety of plant and animal life of any Park or Refuge in the circumpolar arctic.
	www.fws.gov /refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=75600 (556 words)

	Northwestern Ontario Mammal Species - Pygmy Shrew
		The pygmy shrew feeds mainly on insect larvae, beetles, spiders and carrion.
		The pygmy shrew spends much of its life burrowing and foraging underground where it has few enemies.
		It's difficult to say how many kinds of shrews there are.
	www.borealforest.org /zoo/shrew.htm (117 words)

	Animal Info - Gansu Shrew
		The Gansu shrew is known from only three specimens.
		Shrews in the genus Sorex vary in size from about 50 - 100 mm (2 - 4").
		The Gansu shrew is restricted to relatively small patches of suitable habitat that are declining because of human encroachment
	www.animalinfo.org /species/sorecans.htm (384 words)

	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
		The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a vast, essentially undisturbed wilderness ecosystem within the coastal plain of northern Alaska and Canada, and it represents one of largest examples of intact wilderness left on Earth.
		The 19.6-million acres support the greatest variety of plant and animal life of any Park or Refuge in the circumpolar Arctic.
		It was established to preserve the unique wilderness and wildlife, and it is inhabited by 45 species of land and marine mammals, ranging from the pygmy shrew to the bowhead whale.
	www.athropolis.com /arctic-facts/fact-anwr.htm (336 words)

	Tundra Shrew
		The Tundra Shrew, Sorex tundrensis, is a small shrew found in Alaska, the northern Yukon and eastern Russia.
		At one time, this animal was considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic Shrew, Sorex arcticus.
		It is dark brown on its back with pale brown sides and grey underparts.
	www.paleorama.com /Mammals-T/Tundra_Shrew.php (121 words)

	Shrews: Arctic Shrew Informaion and Picture
		The Arctic Shrew is native to North America and is found from the Arctic Circle to the Northern United States into North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.
		The arctic shrew molts twice a year with its winter fur ticker and brighter.
		The Arctic Shrew is susceptible to mites and ticks.
	www.pestproducts.com /arctic-shrew.htm (245 words)

	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Renowned for its wildlife, Arctic Refuge is inhabited by 45 species of land and marine mammals, ranging from the pygmy shrew to the bowhead whale.
		Eight million acres of the Arctic Refuge are designated Wilderness, and three rivers (Sheenjek, Wind, and Ivishak) are designated Wild Rivers.
		A prominent reason for establishment of the Arctic Refuge was the fact that this single protected area encompasses an unbroken continuum of arctic and subarctic ecosystems.
	www.explorefairbanks.com /arctic_national_wildlife_refuge.html (261 words)

	Arctic Shrew (Sorex arcticus) Species Profile
		This is the only Alberta shrew species that distinctly has three colours in its pelage.
		This shrew is known to have lived at least 18 months.
		No observations regarding Arctic Shrew behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
	www.weaselhead.org /profile/?s=587 (488 words)

	arctic shrew concept from the Canadian Mammals knowledge base
		arctic shrew concept from the Canadian Mammals knowledge base
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	www.site.uottawa.ca:4321 /animals/arcticshrew.html (28 words)

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