Basic illustrated animal tracks / / Jonathan and Roseann Hanson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798480703321
• Autore: Hanson Jonathan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : Falcon Guides, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-4930-1718-7
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (113 p.)
• Collana: Basic Illustrated Series
• Disciplina: 591.47/9
• Soggetti: Animal tracks; Tracking and trailing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: INTRODUCTION; Observation; Patience; Awareness; Getting Started; 1 Tracking-Science or Art?; When to Track; Where to Track; How to Track; What Else to Consider; 2 Identifying Tracks; Definitions; Tracks with Pads; Hooved Tracks; Other Tracks; Scat; Key to Tracks by Size and Shape; 3 Animal Tracks; Birds (Aves); NORTHERN BOBWHITE QUAIL; RUFFED GROUSE; GREATER ROADRUNNER; GREAT BLUE HERON; COMMON RAVEN; Rodents (Rodentia); DEER MOUSE; EASTERN CHIPMUNK; EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL; ORD KANGAROO RAT; BEAVER; WOODCHUCK; PORCUPINE; Skunks (Mephitidae); STRIPED SKUNK; WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK; Mustelids (Mustelidae)LONGTAIL WEASEL; BADGER; WOLVERINE; Rabbits and Hares (Leporidae); EASTERN COTTONTAIL; BLACKTAIL JACKRABBIT; Marsupials (Didelphidae); VIRGINIA OPOSSUM; Procyonids (Procyonidae); RACCOON; RINGTAIL; Dogs (Canidae); COYOTE; GRAY WOLF; GRAY FOX; Cats (Felidae); BOBCAT; CANADA LYNX; MOUNTAIN LION; Hoofed Animals (Tayassuidae, Cervidae, Antilocapridae); JAVELINA; WHITE-TAILED DEER; ELK; MOOSE; PRONGHORN; Bears (Ursidae); BLACK BEAR; 4 Other Animal Signs; Dirt Mounds, Holes, and Runways; Scrapings, Scratchings, Drillings, and Gnawings; 5 Keeping Track of Your Tracks; PhotographyTracing; Plaster Casts; Soot Station; 6 Conservation Projects; APPENDIX A: BASIC TRACKING KIT; APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; Books; Periodical; Schools and Classes; Other Resources; ; ABOUT THE AUTHORS