Can you Read the Signs? Track artwork by R.T.

Foster
A day in the woods or in some cases even your own backyard can be full of signs left behind by wildlife, but the question
is can you read them? Look over each of the tracks on this page and identify the wildlife species that match them. Then turn the
page to see the answers.

A: B: C: D:

E: F: G: H:

I: J: K: L:

M: N: O: P:

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Can you Read the Signs? (Answers) Art by Don Pearson

A: American Black Bear B: American Elk C: Wild Turkey D: American Beaver

Ursus americanus Cervus elaphus Meleagris gallopavo Castor canadensis
Track Size: Fore 4.5" long Track Size: 4-4.75" long Track Size: 5" wide Track Size: Hind 5.25" wide
Rear 7" long

E: Whitetail deer F: Bobcat G: River Otter H: Coyote

Odocoileus virginianus Lynx rufus Lutra canadensis Canis latrans
Track Size: 2.4"-3.25" long Track Size: 1.75" long Track Size: Fore 2.125"-3.25" long Track Size: Fore 2.5" long
Hind 2.125"-4" wide Hind 2.25" long

I: Great Blue Heron J: Gray Fox K: Striped Skunk L: Eastern Cottontail

Ardea herodias Urocyon cinereoargenteus Mephitis mephitis Sylvilagus floridanus
Track Size: approx. 6" long Track Size: 1.6" long Track Size: Fore 1.625"-2" long Track Size: Fore 2" long
Hind 1.3"-2" long Hind 3" long

M: Virginia Opossum N: Fox Squirrel O: Nine-Banded Armadillo P: Raccoon

Didelphis virginiana Sciurus niger Dasypus novemcinctus Procyon lotor
Track Size: 2" wide Track Size: Fore 1.25" long Track Size: Fore 1.5"-2" long Track Size: Fore 3" long
Hind 1.5" long Hind 2"-3.25"long Hind 3.75" long

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