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SMALL MAMMALS
of the PIEDMONT

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Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus, being released
unharmed from a Sherman live trap during a
study of small mammal populations

Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History was the site for intensive three-year research project on the ecology of small mammals of the Piedmont--a significant study conducted by a high school student (Billy Hilton III) whose work received top awards at the 1994 and 1995 International Science and Engineering Fairs.

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100 meter by 100 meter small mammal trapping grid
(shaded in brown, above) at Hilton Pond Center

© Hilton Pond Center

The small mammal trapping grid lies in the area between the
straight row of cedar trees and Hilton Pond.

This section will contain descriptions and results of small mammal research conducted at Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History.

You may also be interested in the Center's Checklist of Mammals

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