Practical Tracking
Published on 8. March 2010
352 pages
978-0-8117-4127-9 (ISBN)
Description
Techniques from international tracking experts applicable to any quarry and terrain. How to follow and find elk, deer, bears, cougars, lions, elephants, leopards, rhinos, and cape buffalo.
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Language
English
Place of publication
PA
United States
Illustrations
158 Color Photos
File size
32,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8117-4127-9 (9780811741279)
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Louis Liebenberg | Adrian Louw | Lawrence Mark Elbroch
Practical Tracking
A to Following Footprints and Finding Animals
Book
03/2010
Stackpole Books
€28.50
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Persons
NOBA award-winning author Mark Elbroch has contributed to numerous research projects in North America, including the capturing and collaring of cougars and Glacier National Park's bear sign survey. He lives in Vermont. Louis Liebenberg is managing director of CyberTracker Conservation, an associate at Harvard University, and author of The Art of Tracking and Field Guide to the Animal Tracks of South Africa. Adriaan Louw is a leading trainer of ecotourism guides in South Africa, past chairperson of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa, and professional member of the International Society of Professional Trackers.
Content
- Practical Tracking
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Feet and Footprints
- 2 Gaits and Track Patterns
- 3 Determining Spoor Age and Reconstructing Activities
- 4 Spoor Recognition
- 5 Anticipating Spoor and Making Predictions
- 6 Staying Alert and Anticipating Danger
- 7 Stealth
- 8 Learning to Track
- 9 Safety
- 10 Tracking Different Animals
- A Good Day
- Two Amazing Trackers
- CyberTracker Tracker Evalautions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- About the Authors
