Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow How to Identify and Decipher Those Mysterious Winter Trails
by Forrest, Louise R.; Casey, DeniseFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1988-08-01
Publisher(s): Stackpole Books
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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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