The cold temperatures and deep snows of an Adirondack winter do not suppress the activity of the short-tailed shrew. It tunnels through the snow and forages on the surface, usually at night, or ...

This shrew is found in all terrestrial habitats, natural or disturbed, from the lowest to highest elevations in the Adirondack Park, but is most abundant in cool, moist places within mixed forests, ...

Shrews often prefer habitats that provide plenty of ground cover, such as gardens, abandoned burrows, tree cavities, and human-made structures. Although they tend to keep to themselves ...