Yikes! An Old-school Wildlife “Experiment” Involving Fire: Research Brief

This  1952  study  is  a  questionably  designed   attempt  to  measure  wildlife  survival  during   prescribed  fire.  The  most  dubious  part  of  the   project  involves  burying  live-­‐trapped  animals  in   the  path  of  a  controlled  burn.  
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Howard, W. E., R. L. Fenner, and H. E. Childs, Jr. 1959. Wildlife survival in brush burns. Journal of Range Management 12:230-234.