{"id":28978,"date":"2024-12-25T03:53:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T22:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=28978"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:04:36","slug":"california-ground-squirrels-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/california-ground-squirrels-2\/","title":{"rendered":"California Ground Squirrels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About California Ground Squirrels<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong>: <i>Otospermophilus beecheyi<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Common Name<\/strong>: Beechey ground squirrel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong>: Predominantly found in the <strong>western United States<\/strong>, including regions like <strong>Briones Regional Park in California<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical Characteristics<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Mottled fur with shades of <strong>grey, light and dark brown, and white<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Typically live up to <strong>6 years in the wild<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Predators<\/strong>: Commonly preyed upon by <strong>rattlesnakes, eagles, raccoons, foxes, badgers, and weasels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List<\/strong>: <strong>Least Concern<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CITES<\/strong>: No special status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Key Study Findings on Squirrels\u2019 Behavior<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Research Origins<\/strong>: Led by the <strong>University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire<\/strong> and the <strong>University of California, Davis<\/strong>, as part of the <strong>Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observation<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Squirrels previously believed to be herbivores are now identified as <strong>opportunistic omnivores<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>They actively <strong>hunt, kill, and eat voles (small rodents)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Out of <strong>74 observed interactions<\/strong>, <strong>42% involved active hunting<\/strong> behaviour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1. What is the IUCN Red List?<\/h3>\n<p>The IUCN Red List is a comprehensive inventory evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. It categorizes species into groups like Critically Endangered, Endangered, or Vulnerable, aiding global efforts to protect biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/squirrels-are-not-as-vegan-as-you-think-new-research-sheds-light-on-opportunistic-omnivores-capable-of-hunting-and-stealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>DOE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Ground Squirrels are predominantly found in the western United States, including regions like Briones Regional Park in California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","7":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}