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Feb 20 2017

How to track animals

Tracking is a fun way to discover and learn a lot about animals and their behavior. The more you track animals the more you learn about them and the life they live. Learning how to track wildlife is an ancient survival skill. A skill our ancestors relied upon to live, hunt, and forage.  How to […]

Written by Mark · Categorized: Weekend Survival School Oregon · Tagged: animal tracking oregon, nature awareness, oregon survival school, outdoor survival training, prints, tracks, wildlife

Dec 12 2015

Mountain Lion Facts for Search and Rescue

Mountain Lion track in mud

The mountain lion, Felis concolor, or cat of one color, is also known as cougar, panther, ghost cat, catamount, and puma. The mountain lion is the largest feline carnivore of North America. Adults are tawny to chocolate-brown with black tips on their ears and their long tails. Mountain Lion track photo by Mark Wienert Mountain Lion Facts On average, […]

Written by Mark · Categorized: Wildlife Encounters · Tagged: cougar facts, cougar sightings, Felis concolor, interesting mountain lion facts, mountain lion oregon, mountain lions, search and rescue, wildlife

Nov 05 2011

Ticked Off

How to’s and tips on ticks, the other arachnids. Permethrin vs. Deet. Tick genus and diseases. Science’s secret weapon against the tick – the Western Fence Lizard. Lifesong Wilderness Adventures

Written by Mark · Categorized: Ticks · Tagged: arachnids, tick diseases, ticked off, tips on ticks, western fence lizard, wildlife

Apr 20 2011

Bears Bear Ursus

Bears bear ursus. Spring is here and humans are exiting home and hearth while Bears leave their winter dens. Accidental encounters of a scary nature happen between humans and Ursus during this time. First, a little background information on Bear Bears Ursus. And his behavior to help you understand and safely plan your next wilderness […]

Written by Mark · Categorized: Wildlife Encounters · Tagged: bear aware, bear behavior, bear den, bear ecology, bear encounters, bear myths, bear nature, black bear, boar sow cub, grizzly bear, grolar bears, wildlife

Nov 18 2010

Wing of bat, eye of newt….

Rough-Skinned Newt eating an earthworm

Wing of bat eye of newt so the incantation may go. What is safe to eat and what is not. A good thing to know in any situation, and vital when you are trying to survive. The Oregon Coast has much to offer on both counts. Take the Rough Skinned Newt for instance.  I have […]

Written by Mark · Categorized: Wildlife Encounters · Tagged: herping, herps, newt, rough skinned newt oregon, wildlife, wildlife observation reptiles

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