Last night at the Reserve, wildlife biologist Jonathan Mays captivated the audience with an account of his research studying black racer populations in the Wells Barrens. From 2007 to 2010, 14 racers were surgically implanted with radio transmitters to determine racer habitat use, home range size, and denning ecology.
As a result of the study, we now know that the studied population of black racers are habitat specialists, preferring open shrubland/sand barren areas. Species of vegetation that racers seem to use most often as cover include lowbush blueberry and sweet fern. Both males and females spend the majority of their time in these shrublands, going largely unnoticed.
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