Document Type

Article

Domestic/International

Domestic

Location

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

The Beach Vole (Microtus breweri), a close relative of the Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) is the only endemic vertebrate species in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Tamarin, 1977) (Tamarin et al, 1987) A single population exists on Muskeget Island, a remote uninhabited island in the Nantucket archipelago, 98.7 hectares (244 acres) in area. Muskeget Island is largely inaccessible; it is surrounded by shoals which makes nautical navigation difficult, and the island’s only airstrip is designated for emergency purposes only. Read on to learn more about this unique species.

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