animal tracking
Following creature movements
Animal tracking is the practice of following and interpreting signs left by wildlife—footprints, scat, broken vegetation, scent trails.
Hunters and naturalists use tracking to locate prey or study behavior.
The term also covers modern methods using GPS collars or radio transmitters to monitor animal movements: Researchers tracked the wolf pack's migration patterns across three states.
- footprintsMarks left by walking
- track marksScarring from repeated injections
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
- microchipsMiniature electronic processors
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
mark-recapture · migration · camera traps · RFID tags · dispersal · telemetry · home range · satellite imagery · thermal cameras · conservation biology · tagging · transmitter · territoriality · GPS · scent · game trail · stalking · wildlife corridors
- tracing & trackingletter tracing, contact tracing
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