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iNaturalist and Animal Tracks

Published on January 19, 2015 under Articles

Have you ever found a track and wished there was an easy way to share it with other trackers, naturalists, and wildlife biologists? Have you ever wished there was a way to get the best trackers in the country help you identify a…

Ventura California Certification 11/16/2014

Published on November 19, 2014 under Certifications

The Channel Islands Tracking Team hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Ventura, California on November 15–16, 2014. We saw the tracks of 33 species, including 16 mammals, 13 birds, 2 herps, 1 invertebrate, and marks of a branch moving in the wind. We…

WildTrack Mountain Lion Project

Published on September 26, 2014 under Articles

Calling wildlife trackers. I need your help to gather photos of left-hind mountain lion tracks for a research project. See the protocol: WildTrack Cougar Protocol I have been working for several years now with Zoe Jewell and Sky Alibhai from WildTrack on a system for…

Aging Animal Scats – A Study with River Otter Scats

Published on August 20, 2014 under Articles

Researchers often use scat (feces) counts as a way to determine abundance of various species. The basic idea is that if you know the rate that an animal defecates (say 3-4 times a day), and you're able count scats from a…

Thinking Clearly and Identifying Animal Tracks

Published on July 29, 2014 under Articles

New Tracking Website

Published on July 21, 2014 under News

The new NatureTracking.com website is finally live. I hope you will find it to be a useful tool for identifying all kinds of animal tracks and learning about tracking. I worked hard to create a clean and intuitive interface that is…

Central Texas Certification 5/31/2014

Published on June 20, 2014 under Certifications

The Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Austin, Texas on May 31–June 1, 2014. We saw the tracks of 26 species, including 16 mammals, 5 birds, 3 herps, and 2 invertebrates. The tracking conditions were…

West Texas Certification 10/20/2013

Published on October 20, 2013 under Certifications

The Sul Ross University Conservation Biology Club hosted a track and sign certification in West Texas on October 20, 2013. We saw the tracks of 36 species, including 22 mammals, 6 birds, 4 herps, and 3 invertebrates! Some of the…

Central Texas Certification 05/25/13

Published on June 1, 2013 under Certifications

The Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in Austin, Texas on May 25-26, 2013. Despite massive rainstorms and heavy flooding that made the national news, we saw the tracks of 27 species, including 16 mammals,…

San Diego Certification 03/23/2013

Published on March 23, 2013 under Certifications

The Western Tracking Institute hosted a Track and Sign Specialist Certification in San Diego County on March 23-24, 2013. We saw the tracks of 35 species, including 13 mammals, 14 birds, 3 herps, 4 invertebrates, and several signs of human…