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<div style="border-top: solid 2px #010101; "><p style="margin-left:0mm; mar This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01CE2599.8DA2E510 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Andrew While living in Prince Edward Island I caught an Eastern Woodland Rat. While I never have seen on in Nova Scotia I have always been of the opinion that they did exist here. Is that assumption correct or otherwise? Sandy From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Hebda, Andrew J Sent: March-20-13 2:17 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] rats Other than pets... 2 species... Most are the Brown or Norway Rat. But from time to time, in some selected (urban) spots we get Black or Roof rats.. They can easily be told apart by the length to the tail and the ears..;l The Black rats have a tail that is longer than its body, and naked, somewhat rounded ears. What have you encountered?| Andrew _____ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Heather Drope [heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca] Sent: March-20-13 2:02 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] rats Would anyone on this group email know of how many species of rats we have in Nova Scotia? thanks heather Heather Drope Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society www.nswildflora.ca 902-440-5032 We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. W. 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While I never have seen on in Nova Scotia I have always been of the = opinion that they did exist here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p = class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>Is that assumption correct or = otherwise?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'>Sandy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497= D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div = style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm = 0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>= </b><span lang=3DEN-US = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> = naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] = <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hebda, Andrew J<br><b>Sent:</b> March-20-13 2:17 = PM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: = [NatureNS] rats<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p = class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p><span lang=3DEN = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>= Other than pets... 2 species... Most are the Brown or Norway Rat. = But from time to time, in some selected (urban) spots we get Black or = Roof rats.. They can easily be told apart by the length to the tail and = the ears..;l The Black rats have a tail that is longer than its = body, and naked, somewhat rounded ears.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span = lang=3DEN = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";col