Category: A Tracker’s Journal

To our ears, the songs of many birds are melodic and joyful sounding. They lift our hearts—we write poetry about the haunting call of the loon and the flute-like trill of the thrush. But what is birdsong to the birds?  Do they see themselves as the creators of beautiful melodies, or—as many ornithologists and birders…

I just did something dishonest—I helped organize a Wolf tracking class and got people from all over the country and Europe to register for it, only I didn’t tell them that all along, I had an ulterior motive. It all started when I was in my 20s. I lived with a pack of Wolves, and…

While putting the finishing touches on a collection of tracking stories, I came to realize that not all of them have happy endings—at least in the eyes of some. When a trail leads to a kill site, the sign often tells me a story laden with pain and fear. And the bloody scene does not…