Idaho Projects Using NatureTracker

Idaho Wolf Tracking

The development of NatureTracker began in 2001 using an advanced wildlife tracking data collection sequence developed by Jon Young. A decision to keep track measurements and behavior in Nature Tracker was made during the 2001 and 2002 wolf tracking trips sponsored by the Wilderness Awareness School.

A total of 39 trackers recorded 2,750 wolf sign records over a 4-day period in 2002 illustrating the effectiveness of documenting wildlife movement if focused on one species. These capabilities are included in the NatureTracker sequence.

The green points are base camp, red points were a specific study conducted by one person, and the black points are records of wolf tracks, scat, or sightings.