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Algonquin Winter Tracking Expedition 2008

Wednesday (Day 4)

We started the day by examining wolf tracks that passed right by our main camp. In fact, two wolves walked right up the driveway the previous night.
Not only that, but the wolves walked back along the driveway while we were having breakfast.

Here we see the wolf tracks stepping on top of Dan's boot track, thus showing that they walked by after Dan!

  We then split into our usual groups for the day. We followed a wolf trail for several miles through forest and across a large lake before we had to abandon the "chase" due to thin ice.
All tracks are fair game for our investigations. These are the tracks of either a red-backed vole or short-tailed shrew which crossed the wolf trail.

Here the trail width is being measured, which helps to determine what animal made the trail.

Heading out onto the large lake.
Gait analysis. Here we have determined which foot landed in which track.
An otter breathing hole. The otter didn't actually come out of the water here, as there were no tracks. However, this hole gives it a place to come up for air from under the ice.

 

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