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Robert Tuck studies small mammals on Beaver Island, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island small-mammal study

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TypeEvent
Date1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1960-08
Kind
Conservation
Participants
Robert Tuck (student)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
environmenteducationconservation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Robert Tuck, a University of Michigan student working under a federal grant, collected and studied small mammals on Beaver Island in August 1960.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper provides no species list, grant number, field protocol, or specimen repository.

Open questions

  • Which University of Michigan, federal, or museum records preserve the study?

See also

Sources

  1. Identifies Robert Tuck as a University of Michigan student collecting and studying small mammals on Beaver Island under a federal grant. It does not name the grant, species, methods, or repository.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Robert Tuck studies small mammals on Beaver Island, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/robert-tuck-small-mammal-study-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1960, small-mammal study notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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