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What In Tarnation? Monitoring Animal Entrapments At The Rozel Tar Seeps, Mary Sanchez, Cayla Martin, Jaimi Butler, David Kimberly, Foad Yousef
What In Tarnation? Monitoring Animal Entrapments At The Rozel Tar Seeps, Mary Sanchez, Cayla Martin, Jaimi Butler, David Kimberly, Foad Yousef
Utah Space Grant Consortium
The Great Salt Lake (GSL) is one of the largest migratory stops for many species of birds in North America. At Rozel Point, along the banks of the Great Salt Lake, there are tar seeps where some species of birds have gotten entrapped and died. These petroleum seeps are both naturally occurring and human created. The temperature that the seeps become sticky, the possibility of prey animals drawing predators in, and the appearance of the tar seeps are all important aspects of why birds are drawn to these seeps. Using motion sensor cameras and temperature monitoring devices, the animals that …