Evidence for Long-distance Swimming Capabilities in Red Squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Jonathan N. Pauli

doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0245:EFLSCI]2.0.CO;2

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Jonathan N. Pauli^*,**

^*Department of Wildlife and Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI 54481
^**Current address - Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071; jpauli@uwyo.edu

Abstract

While kayaking in Lake Superior, I observed a red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) swimming. I followed the squirrel for approximately 1.5 km until it safely arrived on an island, which is approximately 2 km from the shores of mainland Wisconsin. This is the first published observation of a red squirrel swimming in one of the Great Lakes, as well as the longest documented swim of a red squirrel. Further investigations are needed to determine whether swimming is a significant form of dispersal and island colonization for red squirrels in North America.

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Jonathan N. Pauli "Evidence for Long-distance Swimming Capabilities in Red Squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus," Northeastern Naturalist 12(2), 245-248, (1 June 2005). https://doi.org/10.1656/1092-6194(2005)012[0245:EFLSCI]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 June 2005

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