THE animal tracking class at the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area near Kalispell found raccoon tracks that led from a forested area to water and then back. Other tracks found in the crusty snow included: North American river otters, white-tailed deer, pine squirrels, muskrat, raven, coyote, snowshoe hare and more.
January 20, 2019
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January 20, 2019 4 a.m.
Tracking 101: Walking the stalk
Tom Riggs knelt in the snow to eyeball the fish scales and tiny remnants of crustaceans. The scat provided additional evidence of the frisky presence of the North American river otter.