CRCA Properties to Host Live Trapping for Research Study

Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority | Sep 16, 2015

Kingston – The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority wishes to inform the media and general public that a scientist from the National Microbiology Lab of the Public Health Agency of Canada will be live trapping rodents on two CRCA-owned and managed properties this week.

Winnipeg-based Dr. Robbin Lindsay is collecting small mammals – primarily rodents – in areas around Kingston and a couple of other areas in Eastern Ontario for the purpose of collecting ticks to see if they are carrying the Powassan encephalitis virus as part of an ongoing active surveillance program, in conjunction with local public health units. He will be putting live traps in locations at both the Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area and the Lemoine Point Conservation Area.

The public is being asked to stay on the marked trails and to avoid areas where active trapping is taking place. The trapping program on CRCA properties runs from Wednesday, Sept. 16 through to Saturday, Sept. 19. Animals being studied include mice, voles, shrews, chipmunks etc. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more information about the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority, visit www.crca.ca or call (613) 546-4228 x 500 or toll free in the 613 region at 1-877-956-CRCA (2722).