This has been supported by evidence in the Arctic ground squirrel.

The Arctic ground squirrel is also far better at coping with the cold during the winter months.

Arctic ground squirrels undergo a coat change from summer to winter.

Arctic ground squirrels will colonize and increase population given suitable conditions.

Much smaller creatures, like the Arctic ground squirrel are common and bird watching is excellent.

You will almost certainly also see caribou, red foxes and arctic ground squirrels.

Other land animals include wolverines, ermines, and Arctic ground squirrels.

Instead body fluids within the arctic ground squirrel enter a 'supercooled' state"."

Tundra wolves, Arctic ground squirrels and wolverines also share the scene.

The Arctic ground squirrel has a beige and tan coat with a white-spotted back.

• Arctic ground squirrels hibernate for 7 to 9 months of each year.

Arctic ground squirrels are one of the most common small mammals in the Kluane region but have become relatively scarce since 2000.

Relative densities of small mammals and arctic ground squirrels varied significantly among plant communities.

The Arctic ground squirrel can survive body temperatures to -3C, but they do not freeze", he explains. "

Arctic ground squirrels live individually in burrow systems.

The Arctic ground squirrel, the more frequently studied mammal, doesn't appear to sleep during its winter hibernation.

Resource competition may explain patterns of philopatry and dispersal in female arctic ground squirrels.

Natal dispersal of juvenile arctic ground squirrels in the boreal forest.

Arctic ground squirrels alarm calls announce springs arrival.

Arctic ground squirrels make shallow burrows in areas where the permafrost does not prevent them from digging.

Arctic ground squirrel live as far up as the northern coast but are not found on any of the Arctic islands.

Arctic ground squirrels in Alaska, free of snakes for some three million years, seem unable to recognize the threat of a rattlesnake.

Doug Lee and his colleagues were therefore asked to conduct a detailed examination of issues related to arctic ground squirrels associated with landfills.

• Arctic Ground Squirrels will burrow below 1.0 meters if:

For more information, e-mail lorne.larocque@gov.yk.ca. Arctic ground squirrels Summary:

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and curious Arctic Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus parryii) come close to Sila Lodge.