Ringtail Research
When OMCA's Gallery of California Natural Sciences reopens in 2013, one of its featured habitats will be the Sutter Buttes, a tiny mountain range near Sacramento that's home to a little-known animal called the ringtail. Molly Samuel tagged along with a group studying the cute raccoon relatives. Listen to the story, below.
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The ecosystem of the Sutter Buttes is relatively intact; video still by Brian Lilla
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David Wyatt uses strawberry jam and cat food to lure the ringtails into traps; video still by Brian Lilla
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Wyatt has been working with ringtails for 27 years; video still by Brian Lilla
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Wyatt sedates the ringtail so he can measure her; video still by Brian Lilla
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Wyatt says ringtails aren't especially uncommon, but they aren't well-studied; video still by Brian Lilla
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The ringtail sleeps for about twenty minutes; video still by Brian Lilla
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Wyatt releases the ringtail back into her home territory; video still by Brian Lilla
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