Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow How to Identify and Decipher Those Mysterious Winter Trails

by Forrest, Louise R.; Casey, Denise

• ISBN13: 9780811722407
• ISBN10: 0811722406
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-08-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

'This is a first-class book. If you are interested in wildlife and the outdoors, you will find it an essential addition to your natural-history library. The author's knowledge and enthusiasm come right through, and the illustrator's work greatly enhances the book's usefulness. Organization of the book makes identification easier than with other track books I know and should enable beginners to use the text with ease.'--Jim Rantz, Executive Director, The National Outdoor Leadership School.

Author Biography

Louise R. Forrest, a veteran professional wildlife researcher, has a Master of Forest Science degree from Yale, and her career includes five years as an instructor for National Outdoor Leadership School, working in Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska. Her writing has been published in Natural History magazine and extensively in professional wildlife journals. She lives in Washington State

Table of Contents

Key to Mammal Track Patterns in Snow
Acknowledgments	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
About Snow	p. 14
How to Use This Book	p. 16
Steps to Track Identification	p. 17
How to Use the Track Pattern Key	p. 28
Direction of Travel	p. 29
Preserving Tracks	p. 30
Opossum Family: Didelphidae	p. 33
Opossum	p. 36
Shrew Family: Soricidae	p. 39
Shrews	p. 42
Rabbit Order: Lagomorpha	p. 45
Pikas	p. 48
Pygmy Rabbits	p. 50
Cottontail Rabbits	p. 52
Snowshoe Hare	p. 54
Jackrabbits and Other Hares	p. 56
Rodent Order: Rodentia	p. 59
Mountain Beaver	p. 62
Chipmunks	p. 64
Marmots	p. 66
Ground Squirrels	p. 68
Prairie Dogs	p. 70
Large Tree Squirrels	p. 72
Small Tree Squirrels	p. 74
Kangaroo Rats	p. 76
Beaver	p. 78
Mice	p. 80
Woodrats	p. 82
Voles and Lemmings	p. 84
Muskrat	p. 86
Rats	p. 88
Porcupine	p. 90
Carnivore Order: Carnivora	p. 93
Coyote	p. 98
Gray Wolf	p. 100
Large-footed Foxes	p. 102
Small-footed Foxes	p. 104
Black Bear	p. 106
Grizzly Bear	p. 108
Polar Bear	p. 110
Ringtail	p. 112
Raccoon	p. 114
American Marten	p. 116
Fisher	p. 118
Short-tailed Weasel	p. 120
Least Weasel	p. 122
Long-tailed Weasel	p. 124
Black-footed Ferret	p. 126
Mink	p. 128
Wolverine	p. 130
Badger	p. 132
Spotted Skunks	p. 134
Striped Skunk	p. 136
River Otter	p. 138
Mountain Lion	p. 140
Lynx	p. 142
Bobcat	p. 144
Even-toed Ungulates: Artiodactyla	p. 147
Elk	p. 150
Deer	p. 152
Moose	p. 154
Caribou	p. 156
Pronghorn	p. 158
Bison	p. 160
Mountain Goat	p. 162
Muskox	p. 164
Mountain Sheep	p. 166
Some Other Track Makers	p. 168
Domestic Animals	p. 169
Birds	p. 170
Glossary	p. 173
References	p. 179
Index	p. 182
Photo Section	p. 185
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