ISBN: 978-0-7627-4230-1.  Softcover.  Copyright 2007. 146 pages.  B&W drawings and pictures of animals and tracks.  Dimensions:  4” x 7” x .50”

A field guide to the signs of sixty-nine wildlife species of Alaska, including the Yukon and British Columbia

From the back cover:  “The Scats and Tracks series offers an excellent starting point for the curious.” –Wildlife Activist newsletter

See those animal signs on the trail?  Was that footprint left by a moose or a caribou?  Was that pile of droppings deposited by a river otter or a mink? Scats and Tracks of Alaska will help you determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have passed your way and could still be nearby.

Inside you’ll find:

- easy-reference descriptions with precise measurements

- detailed illustrations of scats, tracks, and gait patterns

- an identification key and glossary of tracking terms

- thorough instructions for documenting your finds

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

About tracking: Field notes and preserving tracks, Scats and bird pellets, Anatomy and footprint nomenclature, Track measurements, Gaits and trails, Trail measurements

Glossary of Terms
How to use Scat and Tracks: Illustrations, How to use the track accounts

Visual key to tracks

Scats and Tracks of Alaska Including the Yukon and British Columbia

Amphibians: salamanders, toads, and frogs

Reptiles: turtles and snakes

Avians: birds

Insectivores: shrews

Canids: wolves, dogs, and relatives

Felids: cougars, cats and relatives

Ursids: bears

Procyonid: raccoon

Mustelids: weasels and relatives

Lagomorphs: rabbits, hares, and pikas

Rodents: squirrels, mice, muskrats and relatives

Hoofed mammals: deer, caribou, and relatives

Selected reading
Index
About the author
About the illustrator