Transcript BIODIVERSITY IN MINNESOTA BY: Makayla Rahn

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The walleye is a torpedo-shaped fish with a color range of
dark olive brown to yellow gold.
The lower tip of the walleye’s tail is white.
Walleyes usually feed in shallow water at dawn and dusk.
They are fish eaters generally feeding on yellow perch or
small baitfish.
Predators of the walleye are northern pike, muskies, and
people. Walleyes are the most sought after fish in
Minnesota.
Walleyes prefer cold water and low light. During the
summer they spend most of their time in cool deeper water
away from the bright sunlight.
Walleye population in Minnesota is estimated about 260
million.
http://www.saco.ca/members/fish.shtml
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Derma Sarcoma is a disease carried by walleyes through a virus. It
is a wart disease that does not infect humans.
Fun Facts: the walleye is the state fish of Minnesota. Walleyes have
a cousin that is very similar to them called the Sauger. The state
record for walleye is 17 pounds.
The 2013 season for fishing walleyes is 5/11/13 – 2/23/14
http://goldengophers.blogspot.com/
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The White Lady’s Slipper’s stem can reach up to 1 foot
tall and they are often clumped with 3 or 4 slightly
folded leaves.
The White Lady’s Slipper blooms in early June.
The range for the White Lady’s Slipper is eastern and
southern Minnesota.
This wildflower is used for medical reasons like to
relieve nerve tensions.
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Fun Fact: Minnesota’s state flower.
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http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/wildlife/sar/fs/swladyslip.html
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http://www.pollinator.org/Resources/Cypripedium.draft.pdf
The Range of a White Lady’s Slipper
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/insitu_orchids/pool/interesting/
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The Red squirrel is rusty red above with a whitish
belly, gray sides with ears that are tufted in winter. The
body is 11-13 inches long and its tail is 4-5 inches long
and it weighs about 7 to 9 ounces.
Red squirrels mate in late winter. They nest in hollow
trees or build nests. In spring Females have 2-5 babies
which are born hairless and weigh less than an ounce
and they come independent within 12 weeks.
Squirrels eat the seeds of various conifers,
acorns, mushroom, hickory nuts. After they are
done eating it is common for them to hide the
nuts and seeds for winter days
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Cats, hawks, coyotes and foxes all eat red squirrels.
Red squirrels mainly live in coniferous forests, but
hardwoods and northern prairies are also habitat
for red squirrels.
Minnesota has plenty of red squirrels due to the
large amount if habitat Minnesota has for them.
Thousands of red squirrels are harvested each year
but don’t provide as much meat as the larger gray
and fox squirrels.
Fun Facts: During the winter red squirrels may
become covered in sap from pine trees. They are
also known for their bright shiny eyes. During they
fall they gather there food for the winter.
You can also hunt these squirrels from 9/15-12
through 2/28/13
Red Squirrel Range
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Red_Squirrel_-_Lazienki.JPG
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Common Tiger Salamander is black with yellow
markings which can differ in size and shape. Their
belly is greenish brown.
When they want to breed they will go to water to do
so. They only have a 50% chance of only breeding
more then once in their lifetime. When they are about
the breed the male salamander will drop of sperm at
the bottom of the lake where then the female will pick
that up and fertilize her eggs. She can lay anywhere
from 10-100 eggs a day and within the next several
days she will have laid close to 5,000 and within 14
days they will hatch.
Salamanders eat things like worms and insects and
sometimes small mice and frogs.
Their predators are bobcats, badgers, owls and snakes
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Salamanders live in most of Minnesota occupying variety of
habitats. They can live in the water and on land as well.
Salamanders population can vary from place to place but
there is a large number of them living in the United States
and Mexico. Most populations have two different species
living in the same spot. Minnesota has 6 different species of
salamanders living here.
Salamanders transmit a bacterial disease that is very
harmful to frogs. They also carry a disease called
ranaviruses which infects reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
Fun Facts: The word salamander comes from the Greek
word “fire lizard”. They can grow up to 5 feet long, and
they are nocturnal.
This animal can be kept as a pet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Salamander
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/scienceenvironmental/articles/70454.asp
http://www.animalspot.net/california-tiger-salamander.html
Range of a Tiger Salamander
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The screech owl is tiny gray and reddish looking
bird with big yellow eyes and ear tufts. They can
be 7 to 10 inches tall and they have a wingspan
that stretch up to 2 feet long they also weigh only 7
ounces
These birds nest in a second-hand nest or tree
cavity they also sometimes nest and a wood ducks
nest. It only takes 26 to 32 days to hatch.
Eastern Screech Owl’s eat insects, small rodents
and small birds and reptiles. The perch waiting for
the food and then they swoop down when
something catches their eye.
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Great horned owls, hawks, dogs, and cars have all
known to kill screech owls and sometime snakes
have been knowing to rob their nest
They can be found throughout most of Minnesota.
These birds are fairly common in Minnesota they
tolerate the presence of humans fairly well.
Malaria is found in these birds. They often carry
blood diseases
Fun Fact: One of its ear holes is higher then the
other to help identify the source of a sound. They
also like other owls, and they have eyes that face
forward giving them depth perception.
It is illegal it hunt these birds
http://www.hunter-ed.com/wildlife/birds_of_prey.htm
http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/EducateandLearn/MeetOurBirds/NewScr
eech/home.htm
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The Eastern Hemlock can grow up to 50’ to 75’ and
24 to 36 inches around they have a straight trunk
reaching upward with branches growing
horizontally.
Needles are flat and short on slender stalks. They
are green on top and white on the bottom. The
cones are very small with rounded scales. The
seeds are winged and about 1/16” long.
The barks has narrow rounded ridges covered
with flat scales coloring in cinnamon-red to gray.
The leaves from this tree are used to treated kidney
ailments and the bark is used to treat colds fevers
and coughs.
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A disease that this tree is heart rot. Heart Root
effects the living or core woody area of the tree.
Fun Fact: Hemlock leaves have some vitamin C
and the bark can be used for tanning leather.
http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/Eastern_Hemlock.
htm
http://www.ehow.com/info_8760643_eastern-hemlock-diseases.html
http://www.sagebud.com/eastern-hemlock-tsuga-canadensis/
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http://goldengophers.blogspot.com/
http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/wildlife/sar/fs/swladyslip.html
http://www.hunter-ed.com/wildlife/birds_of_prey.ht
http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/Eastern_Hemlock.htm
http://www.ehow.com/info_8760643_eastern-hemlock-diseases.html
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Red_Squirrel_-_Lazienki.JPG
http://www.sagebud.com/eastern-hemlock-tsuga-canadensis/
www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7143.html
http://www.flickriver.com/groups/insitu_orchids/pool/interesting/
http://www.raptor.cvm.umn.edu/EducateandLearn/MeetOurBirds/NewScreech/hom
e.htm
http://www.animalspot.net/california-tiger-salamander.html
http://www.saco.ca/members/fish.shtml
http://www.pollinator.org/Resources/Cypripedium.draft.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Salamander
http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/70454.asp