The Earth Native Wilderness School hosted a Track and Sign Certification in Austin, Texas on June 27 – June 28, 2015. We saw the tracks of 30 species, including 14 mammals, 5 birds, 1 herp, 9 invertebrates, and one plant (tree sap). The…continue reading 
I'm a bit of a junkie for good field guides and people often ask about my favorites. I love my Peterson Guide to Mammals of North America and I also love Mammal Tracks and Sign by Mark Elbroch. However, there is…continue reading 
For some time now I've been working with a tracker in South Africa named Dave Hood on a version of iTrack Wildlife for African species. I'm really excited to announce that the first version is finally available for iOS on…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
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…continue reading 
