Wolf scat (droppings) covered in butterflies including Lesser Purple Emperor and Silver-washed Fritillaries. Aggtelek National Park, Hungary, June 2013.
Prints of a Eurasian Badger in dried mud on a track. The larger, longer print is a fore-paw. Note the distinct claw marks. Paklenica, Croatia, Gerard Gorman.
Gnawing marks of Red Deer Cervus elaphus on a conifer. The bark has been stripped and the layer beneath nibbled. Photo taken in Austria, in May 2013, by Gerard Gorman.
A new book on European wildlife signs published September 2014. Click the cover image for more details
WELCOME TO TRACKS & SIGNS
This blog deals with the tracks and signs that wildlife leave. These include foot, hoof, claw and paw prints, trails, dung, scat, sprait, pellets, spawn, eggs, feathers, fur, nests, burrows, dens, bones, food remains etc. Get out there, get tracking and please contribute with comments and photos. Gerard Gorman
Central & Eastern European Wildlife
Gerard Gorman is author of this book, published in 2008 by Bradt. It has sections on Looking For Wildlife and Tracks And Signs.