Yellow-Pine Chipmunk - Description
The Yellow-Pine Chipmunks also live in the coniferous forests. They mostly live in sage-bush flats, rocky outcroppings and pastures with small shrubs. Furthermore, the diet of these animals is very similar to the Douglas squirrel. They both eat berries, nuts, seeds and mushrooms. However, the Yellow-Pine Chipmunks also eat grass and insects. Something interesting about these animals is that they have expandable cheek pouches that are used to gather seeds and berries. Furthermore, these Yellow-Pine Chipmunks hibernate in the winter, while the Douglas squirrel doesn’t.
Solution
The solution to this problem of the extinction of Douglas squirrels is to introduce the Yellow-Pine Chipmunk to the coniferous forest ecosystem. This chipmunk is very similar to the Douglas squirrel as discussed above. They have very similar diets, similar appearance, similar lifestyles, and they are both parts of the squirrel family, therefore sharing a very similar niche. Since they both live in the coniferous forest, they both are already adapted to the area and their body structures are also adapted to the terrain of the community. Therefore introducing the Yellow-Pine Chipmunk is the right decision. As the chipmunk starts to live the lifestyle of the extinct Douglas squirrel, all factors of the ecosystem will slowly come back to equilibrium. The berries and fruits will no overpopulate and will have a chance to spread their seeds to different areas of the forest, the predators will be able to prey on the chipmunks and stop wandering into human community. Therefore, I believe that the Yellow-Pine Chipmunk will be able to replace the Douglas squirrel’s niche.
The Yellow-Pine Chipmunks also live in the coniferous forests. They mostly live in sage-bush flats, rocky outcroppings and pastures with small shrubs. Furthermore, the diet of these animals is very similar to the Douglas squirrel. They both eat berries, nuts, seeds and mushrooms. However, the Yellow-Pine Chipmunks also eat grass and insects. Something interesting about these animals is that they have expandable cheek pouches that are used to gather seeds and berries. Furthermore, these Yellow-Pine Chipmunks hibernate in the winter, while the Douglas squirrel doesn’t.
Solution
The solution to this problem of the extinction of Douglas squirrels is to introduce the Yellow-Pine Chipmunk to the coniferous forest ecosystem. This chipmunk is very similar to the Douglas squirrel as discussed above. They have very similar diets, similar appearance, similar lifestyles, and they are both parts of the squirrel family, therefore sharing a very similar niche. Since they both live in the coniferous forest, they both are already adapted to the area and their body structures are also adapted to the terrain of the community. Therefore introducing the Yellow-Pine Chipmunk is the right decision. As the chipmunk starts to live the lifestyle of the extinct Douglas squirrel, all factors of the ecosystem will slowly come back to equilibrium. The berries and fruits will no overpopulate and will have a chance to spread their seeds to different areas of the forest, the predators will be able to prey on the chipmunks and stop wandering into human community. Therefore, I believe that the Yellow-Pine Chipmunk will be able to replace the Douglas squirrel’s niche.