Mice Population Survey
This is our first environmental project. As a class we are attempting to estimate the field mice population in the fields and woods surrounding the school. To do this we are currently trapping the animals with live traps and marking them as we catch them. Once we have compiled enough data, we can then use the ratio of marked mice to un-marked mice to calculate a probability estimate and determine an estimate. This project will then be continued by the next years class to further refine the data and get a more accurate estimate. Once we have enough data, we could eventually determine population density and distribution.