The United States' continental sky will darken on April 8 when the country will see its first total solar eclipse in seven years, marking a significant event for communities along its path. The last occurrence in the United States took place August 21, 2017, and the next major U.S. eclipse won't happen until August 12, 2045.
This year, the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is wanting help across the state observing and recording livestock, poultry, pet and wildlife behavior.
This year’s eclipse passes through eight Kentucky counties – Fulton, Hickman, Ballard, McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Union and Henderson.
UK’s current initiative seeks observers who have witnessed changes – or even no fluctuations – in animal behavior including:
- Various types of behavior changes, such as deviations in feeding, sleeping, movement, vocalizations (e.g., singing or mooing)
- Productivity declines
- Indications of perplexity among other behavioral variations
These collected observations from diverse areas and animal species will be combined into a report that can then be distributed to all participants.
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