The Choctawhatchee beach mouse
by Robin Wiesneth
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$200
Dimensions
10.000 x 8.000 x 1.700 inches
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Title
The Choctawhatchee beach mouse
Artist
Robin Wiesneth
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
This is a special piece I did for Topsail Hill State Park and Preserve. The Choctawhatchee beach mouse is listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the State of Florida. Critical habitat is designated along 12.6 miles of coast in Walton and Bay Counties, including Grayton Beach State Recreation Area and Topsail Hill Preserve in Walton County, Shell Island and the mainland section of St. Andrew State Recreation Area in Bay County.
This is one of several Florida subspecies of oldfield mouse restricted to coastal sand dune ecosystems. These small, light-colored mice burrow and excavate nests within dune sand among sea oats, grasses, herbs and small shrubs. These burrows generally have a main hole and a second hole that is often used to escape a predator at or within the main entrance. Unlike the house mouse, beach mice are not known to live in buildings or frequent garbage sites. To learn more about these mice follow this link: http://www.beachtobay.org/html/choctawhatchee_beach_mouse.htm
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September 19th, 2010
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