Download or read book The Companion Guide to Trackards for North American Mammals written by David Brown and published by McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Companion Guide to Trackards for North American Mammals is part of a field-tested track and scat identification system. The Companion Guide can be used to interpret information on the Trackards, as well as to view additional images of North American mammals that are distributed widely over the continent. It offers comparisons between taxa which aren't included in the Trackards due to lack of space. All images in both The Companion Guide and Trackards have been produced from photographs of actual tracks and scat of live, free-ranging wild animals. The Companion Guide also contains information about track morphology, the similarity of sign of one species to that of other species, and habitat preferences. No images have been copied from other sources, a practice that has perpetuated many inaccuracies in other tracking books and related resources. The Trackards/Companion Guide identification system has been field tested and revised for over a decade, resulting in the best resource on the market for the successful identification of mammal tracks.Tracks and sign for the following animals are included in the system: Black Bear, Beaver, Moose, Snowshoe Hare, River Otter, Fisher, White-tailed Deer, Eastern Coyote, Porcupine, Raccoon, Bobcat, Opossum, Woodchuck, Red Fox, Muskrat, Gray Fox, Mink, Cottontail Rabbit, Striped Skunk, Gray Squirrel, Weasel, Red Squirrel, Chipmunk, Mouse, Vole, and Shrew. The book-card system should appeal to any person interested in natural history, and will be especially attractive to backpackers and winter sports enthusiasts who wonder what animal made the trails they encounter in the snow. Schools at any level may adapt the system for instruction in environmental science classes. Higher educational students may purchase the whole system while teachers of lower grades may purchase sets of the Trackards for their classes while using The Companion Guide as a teacher's reference. The Companion Guide to Trackards for North American Mammals are 5.5 x 8.5 inches and can easily be packed in a large pocket for ease in transportation and usability.
Download or read book Mammals of North America written by Roland W. Kays and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best field guide to North American mammals The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States. . . and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals of North America illustrates all 462 known mammal species in the United States and Canada—each in beautiful color and accurate detail. With a more up-to-date species list than any other guide, improved facing-page descriptions, easier-to-read distribution maps, updated common and scientific names, and track and scat illustrations, this slim, light, and easy-to-use volume is the must-have source for identifying North American mammals. Roland Kays and Don Wilson have scoured the technical literature to pull out the key differences between similar species, and illustrated these whenever possible, making the guide useful to amateur naturalists and professional zoologists alike. Casual animal watchers will appreciate the overview of mammal diversity and the tips on identifying animals they can spy in their binoculars, while scientists will appreciate the exacting detail needed to distinguish similar species, including illustrations of shrew teeth, bat toes, and whale dorsal fins. The best-illustrated and easiest-to-use field guide to North American mammals Beautiful and accurate color illustrations of all 462 mammals found in the United States and Canada—including 20 species recognized since 2002 112 color plates—including 13 new ones Key identification information—fully revised—on facing pages The most current taxonomy/species list Fully revised, easy-to-read range maps Illustrations of tracks, scat, and whale and dolphin dive sequences
Download or read book A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America written by James C. Halfpenny and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to identifying mammals in North America through tracking, and using this information in understanding their behavior.
Download or read book The Next Step written by David Brown and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Next Step Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and Sign The Next Step is not another track identification guide. The intent of the book is to help the reader take the still image of an animal that is provided by a good track and sign identification guide and put the animal into motion in the mind's eye, embedded in its habitat and reacting to it. The book explains how to relate the various patterns of tracks in an animal's trail to the gaits that created those patterns. Furthermore, since the book seeks to unite the animal with its environment, information is included on various habitats and media in which tracks, trails and sign can be found. By combining these two elements, the reader can "see" the animal as it interacted with its environment. Included is information on the sign and behavior of species of wild animals that range widely in North America. The book concludes with a series of tracking tips useful to the reader in interpreting what he or she finds as well as a series of tracking problems for the reader to solve. The Next Step is intended for use by a wide range of readers, from the professional naturalist to the more casual nature-lover who would like to enrich his or her experience on a walk in the woods. An effort has been made to explain the complexities of animal behavior in language understandable to the layman. In effect this book enables any reader to take "the next step," after identification, into interpreting the behavior of the wild animal whose tracks, trails or sign he or she finds in forest, field and wetland. Book jacket.
Download or read book Track Finder written by Dorcas S. Miller and published by Nature Study Guild Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket guide to mammal tracks. Includes keys to print shapes and track patterns, discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information, range maps, and drawings of the animals and their tracks. For identifying tracks in mud or snow. Covers the eastern half of U.S. and Canada.
Download or read book Mammal Tracks Sign written by Mark Elbroch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive reference guide to mammal tracks and sign for North America. This new edition is more visual, with more than 1300 photos and 450 illustrations for easy comparison and identification of similar sign. Each species account includes information on tracks and trails, scat and urine, nests and lodges, as well as sign on the ground, in trees and shrubs, on fungi and on plants. Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic Books.
Download or read book The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals written by John O. Whitaker and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mammal Tracks Sign written by Mark Elbroch and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized for in-the-field use or at-home reference, this guide brings together text, line drawings, range maps, and more than 1,000 color photographs to illustrate and describe the tracks and sign left by North American mammals -- feeding signs, scat, burrows, tunnels, bedding areas, rubbings, remains, and 104 life-size tracks.
Download or read book Mammals of North America written by Roland Kays and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The core of the book consists of 108 color plates featuring exceptionally detailed mammal illustrations. Each species is depicted on these plates, with subspecies, geographic, and sexual variation portrayed whenever relevant. The artwork is supplemented by maps showing present range and by a short paragraph of text highlighting key identification characteristics and relevant aspects of the animal's behavior and ecology. All the artwork, maps, and text for a species are on two facing pages, eliminating the need to flip through the book to learn about an animal. Mammal signs are often more easily found than the animals themselves, so illustrations of tracks and scat are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Track Finder written by Dorcas S Miller and published by Nature Study Guild Publishers. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identify mammal tracks of the eastern United States with this pocket-size guide. Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or spending time in your backyard, you're sure to notice a variety of animal tracks. If you're curious about these prints and the wildlife that created them--from mice and squirrels to bobcats and bears--then Track Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify common and noteworthy animal tracks in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. Perfect for hikers, campers, beginning trackers, and anyone with an interest in nature, the booklet introduces more than 50 of the most common and important mammals to know. Information about each critter's range, gait, trail, habitat, and tips for comparing similar species point you in the right direction. Life-size track illustrations, along with depictions of the animals themselves, by Cherie Hunter Day help to ensure that you positively identify the tracks you see. Book Features: Beginner's guide to animal track identification More than 50 species of common and important mammals Professional illustrations with key markings for identification Small (6- by 4-inch) format that fits into a pocket or pack This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Animal Tracks written by Olaus Johan Murie and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all-new edition includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of all the mammals of North America, as well as of selected birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. More than 1,000 line drawings and 100 color photographs further enhance the text.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Animal Tracks written by Ron Cordes and published by . This book was released on 1995-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the perfect companion on any outdoor trip or hike. It depicts 85 of the most common North American birds and mammals and their tracks. In addition, it includes basic dimensions of tracks and strides. It also has a handy checklist to record the tracks you see.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Animals Tracks written by Ron Cordes and published by Pocket Guide Publishing LLC. This book was released on 1995-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the perfect companion on any outdoor trip or hike. It depicts 85 of the most common North American birds and mammals and their tracks. In addition, it includes basic dimensions of tracks and strides. It also has a handy checklist to record the tracks you see.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of North American Mammals written by Amy-Jane Beer and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy-nine of the most common and familiar mammals are identified and described in this beautiful encyclopedia that features more than 200 color photographs and illustrations, an extensive glossary, species tables, data panels, and distribution maps throughout.
Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Mammals of North America written by John A. Burton and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals written by John O. Whitaker and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1996-05-21 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information on 390 species of North American mammals, along with keys for identification, range maps, and information on tracks and anatomy.
Download or read book North American Mammals written by Barbara Burn and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "National Audubon Society collection nature series." Guide to North American mammals from land to the sea including less known ones that are unique or distinctive.
