Surveys have long been used as a tool in wildlife management studies (e.g., Filion, 1980). In Arkansas, Bailey and Heidt (1978) used mail surveys to determine the status and distribution of the nutria (Myocastor coypus). More recently, Blumberg (1993) used surveys to examine present mammal distributions in South Dakota. Heidt et al. (1996) discussed a number of mammals in Arkansas for which little information is known. To supplement these data we employed a mail survey to document five of the more well known of those conspicuous species: the black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), ringtail (Bassariscus astutus), long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), badger (Taxidea taxus), and eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius).
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