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HomeAlgonquin Winter Tracking

Algonquin Winter Tracking Expedition 2006

Thursday (Day 5) part B


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

This page features some photos from the other group on Thursday.

This group went to the eastern part of the park and picked up a wolf trail in the vicinity of Whitefish lake.


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Wolf gallop across lake.


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Wolf scat. As mentioned previously in this report, scat is an important clue for trackers in helping to identify animals.

Note the hair in this scat. Wolves are predators - they eat other animals..


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Nice clear wolf tracks on Whitefish Lake.

The group actually spotted this wolf! Sorry, no pics!


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Female wolf urine.


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Later on they spotted this trio of moose crossing a lake!


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Otter slide down onto a lake.


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

Otter slide continuing along the shore of the lake.


Photo by Brent Patterson

Since no one actually got a photo of a wolf, here are a couple courtesy of Brent Patterson. This is a photo of the Sunday Lake pack in Algonquin.


Photo by Brent Patterson

 


Photo by Walter Muma

Addendum: The wolf researcher (who gave us the presentation in the morning) also had a moose leg bone she had found.

This is a view of the marrow inside the bone. Note how red and watery (frozen) it appears. This indicates that the moose was at the end of its energy reserves and was not very strong or healthy.


Photo by Dan Gardoqui

The jawbone of the same moose. The teeth are not very worn, indicating this to be a relatively young moose.
 

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