This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Cryptoprocta ferox, otherwise known as the fossa.

This resource presents information about wetland ecosystems and the importance of habitat conservation in this resource and then try an interactive activity to identify tracks of wetland animals.

Tour the wetlands of New Hampshire as biologists try to find the elusive, yellow-necked Blanding's turtle, one of the state's rarest, oldest and best-traveled reptiles. Learn how the turtles survive in a changing valuable wetland habitat.

Use this guide to help you identify signs from different animals in the wilderness. Identify tracks, chew marks, signs from animals that build, eggs, and the like.

This activity serves to introduce the concept of tracking and spatial movements of animals in relation to the environment in which they live. The following activity will aid student understanding of animal tracking and how technology...

Learn how helicopters and net-guns are used by moose wranglers to capture and radio-collar moose in an effort to collect data for a study. Discuss why scientists are using these methods and the importance of tracking wildlife.

This lesson plan requires students to make an inference (hypothesis) about two animals based on the tracks they leave behind. Students are asked to write a story explaining their inference.

If you were leaving home for a long walk, how far would you go? One mile, 5 miles, 10 miles? How about 550 miles?. That's a long way, but some wolves have been known to travel that far when they are leaving their packs in search of a...

Vocational article about working as an animal trainer for both wild and domestic animals.

Information on what satellite tags are, how they work, and how they are used for research on whales. Also discusses several studies they have done using this equipment, and how this information can be used in conservation work. Great...

An activity where students observe the grounds around their school to study the plant and animal life cycle. Students will make a map of the school to keep track of their observations. Students will also compare their phenology calendar...

Investigate how scientists track the world's most valuable and endangered fish. Define the range of an individual based on observations made over the course of a day.

The shortest day of the year, or the winter solstice, marks the beginning of this season usually occurs around December 21. Bundle up because winter is a fantastic time to track animals and explore the outdoors!

Explore the migration behavior of various animals, and investigate the sense of smell as a tracking device for these migrations. Emulate salmons by following and scented path, and construct a map of the "river" as you head "upstream."

Students read and retell stories and fables from Africa to determine how the actions of the characters teach lessons about how to act and how not to act. Students learn about various character traits and their antonyms while keeping...

Can you identify animal tracks, animal droppings, nests and homes? Use this excellent resource to help you learn.

Explore wildlife conservation including saving animal habitats, captive breeding, and tracking animal populations on this site.

In this project you can use archived satellite tracking data to learn about activity patterns of harbor porpoises. How far do they travel? Can you find patterns in the routes individual animals take? Can you correlate their route with...

Find out about Wisconsin's State Animal, the white-tailed deer.

Get the facts about the Arctic Fox. Besides finding a physical description of Canada's smallest fox, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the Arctic Fox is...

The history of the word bewilder is more straightforward than you might think. Roots can be traced back to the Old English words wilde (undomesticated) and deor (untamed animals), eventually combined into the word wilderness. Jessica...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes travels of the author with a team of scientists on St. Bees Island in Australia, where they track koalas to find outmore about the animals and theirenvironment. This...

Offers a variety of tips on hunter and deer behavior, creating hunting stands, ways to attract deer, signs of their proximity, using antler rattlers, and how to locate them.

This is an appropriate resource for investigating the impact seasonal change has on organisms. Have your students track the changes that come with fall by journaling. The online table addresses physical changes in the environment...