How Glitter Could Help Save the Shy and Endangered Water Vole

How Glitter Could Help Save the Shy and Endangered Water Vole

This sparkling solution can aid conservationists as they track at-risk water voles in their natural habitat.

Tracking an Endangered Species with Sparkly Poop

It was a great day when tracking animals went from finding them embedded with arrows to putting bands on their legs. Now an even less burdensome method is being tested to track an endangered species. The Welsh water vole was once found across Wales, but now is limited to a few small populations, making them almost extinct. Studying these creatures is a problem, because they are small, shy, and can be mistaken for rats. Scientists want to track w…