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Animal Tracks in the Snow. By: Michelle Tufano & Derrick Pfister
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How can you identify tracks when you come across them in the snow? ► Most might think the only way to identify tracks are by the footprint but, there are a few other things that will help.
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They are to: ► Know what animals are native to your region. ► Know what animals are true hibernators. ► Understand that animals walk different and be able to identify their different strides. ► Factor in the size of the track. ► Be aware of what habits animals live in. ► And of course use their footprints.
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The Mammals of Northeastern Pennsylvania ► Opossum ► 3 – Moles ► 6 – Shrews ► 9 – Bats ► 2 - Cottontail Rabbit ► Snowshoe Hare ► Chipmunk ► Woodchuck AKA Groundhog ► Coyote ► Red/Gray Fox ► Black Bear ► Mink ► Skunk ► Bobcat ► ??? Mountain Lion ??? ► 2 – Squirrels ► 2 – Flying Squirrels ► Beaver ► 5 – Mice ► 2 – Rats ► 3 – Voles ► Bog Lemming ► Muskrat ► Porcupine ► White tailed Deer ► Raccoon ► 2 – Weasel ► River Otter ► Fisher
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In our region there are only Three True Hibernators. ► Little Brown Bat ► Woodchuck AKA Groundhog ► Jumping Mouse
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Animals Strides ► Bounders – Back feet land in front of the front tracks. Weasels, Otters, Badger. ► Pacers – Left front next to the right rear track. Porcupines, Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Bear. ► Diagonal Walker – Left front and right rear Cats, Dogs, Hoofed Animals. ► Hoppers – Jump ahead with their rear feet landing in front of their front feet. Rodents-squirrel, Rabbits.
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Black Bear Tracks ► Pacer ► Front 5 in. L X 5 in. W ► Hind 7 in L X 5 in. W
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Bobcat ► Notice you don’t see any claws. Diagonal Walker
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Coyote ► Also a Diagonal Walker ► Front 2” L ► Notice this time you can see the claws. ► Hind 2” L
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Raccoon ► Pacer
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Gray Squirrel ► Gray Squirrel are Hoppers.
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Wild Turkey ► Strides can be 8 to 14” depending on their speed ► Size: 3.5 to 4.5 inches long 3.75 to 4.25 inches wide ► Diagonal Walker
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Turtles ► Don’t forget reptiles leave tracks too.
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Beaver ► Pacer
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Opossum Pacer Pacer
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Don’t forget about the little guys the make tracks too.
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Beetles
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Over Time… ► Tracks change This is due to the snow packing. Additional snow falls. Interference from another animals tracks. Wind and other weather affects. This can make it vary difficult to properly identify which animal made the track.
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The End
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Works Cited ► http://www.bear-tracker.com/ http://www.bear-tracker.com/ ► “Toe Know How”, Camping Magazine. Nov/Dec 2000. ► Life in the Cold. ► The Mammals of NE. PA. By John Serrao ► 4-H Wildlife Is All Around Us, Book #3
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