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Outline of proposed changes
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- First, I am going to reassess the introductory section. It contains the claim that the Mount Lyell Shrew is most commonly found near Mount Lyell– this claim was not supported by any of the recent literature which I read. It also does not have a specific citation, and I could not find any sources claiming that the shrew is most commonly found near Mount Lyell. In fact, most recent observations of the Mount Lyell Shrew have been from other parts of the central or Eastern Sierra. It sounds intuitive that the Mount Lyell Shrew would be most prevalent near its namesake, but this does not appear to actually be the case.
- I am going to add pictures to the article. Photographs of the Mount Lyell Shrew were captured for the first time in November 2024, and the page should be updated to reflect that.
- I am going to significantly edit the section which talks about observations of the Mount Lyell Shrew. Right now, it makes it sound like there were two teams who photographed the shrew in 2024, when in fact there was just one. I will add more information about the recent photographing of the shrew, and also address early observations and records of the Mount Lyell Shrew.
- I am going to add a new section which specifically addresses the habitat of the Mount Lyell Shrew. Much of the scientific literature I found about the Mount Lyell Shrew was specifically about its habitat. While the Mount Lyell Shrew was previously thought to only occupy wet areas, near rivers and streams (as the article currently claims), the shrew has also been found in sagebrush-steppe communities and alpine meadows which have drier soils.
- I am going to rewrite the section “Range.” The literature I found that addressed the habitat of the Mount Lyell Shrew also frequently addressed its range, and I think it is notable that the range of the Mount Lyell Shrew is suggested by some researchers to need further study and may be larger than previously identified.
- I am going to add significantly to the section “Description.” I want to include the ways that the Mount Lyell Shrew can be distinguished from other Sierran shrews, and to give the reader a more specific picture of what the Mount Lyell Shrew looks like. I will use both the recent photographs and videos of the Mount Lyell Shrew and scientific descriptions from some of my sources to describe what the shrew looks like.
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