What’s going on out on the land?
Determining the Difference Between North American Porcupine and the North American Beaver Skulls
Skull identification is something I love, so I wanted to look at two larger species of rodent in my area, and begin pointing out individuating characteristics of each species to help determine the species, even when a portion or most of the skull is absent.
Boyne Valley Tracking Journal, 11.12.2021
Once the two of our crew had returned from bringing a car to the next road over, we began our journey through the Boyne Valley, North of Orangeville. I had been there before. The last time was 2019 with my second year of the apprenticeship. It was a great place for trailing White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and was the first place I had ever seen Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis) tracks. I was stoked to be back.