Tracking Books

Wildlife Tracking Resources

(LAST UPDATED FEB 25, 06)

General Tracking and Trailing

  • The Audubon Nature Encyclopedia, Volume 1, AC-BE
  • Alexander, R. M. (1992) Exploring Biomechanics: Animals in Motion New York, Scientific American Library
  • Allen, G. and Denslow, J. (1975) The Clue Books: Tracks and Signs Oxford University Press, 48pp
  • Aranda, M. (2000) Huellas y otros rastros de los mamíferos grandes y medianos de México Xalapa, Mexico, Instituto de Ecología
  • Arnosky, J. (1979) Crinkleroot’s Book of Animal Tracks and Wildlife Signs New York, GP Putnam and Sons
  • Arnosky, J. (1997) Animal Tracker (Nature Notebook series) New York, Random House
  • Australian Military Forces (1988) Patrolling and Tracking Australia, Paladin Press
  • Bang, P. and Dahlstrom, P. (2001) Animal Tracks and Signs Oxford University Press
  • Bang, P. and Dahlstrom, P. (1974) Collins Guide to Animal Tracks and Signs: A guide to the tracking of all British and European Mammals and Birds Collins Sons and Co, Ltd
  • Barwise, J. (1989) Animal Tracks of Western Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Batten, H.M. (1924) British Wild Animals London, C. Arthur Pearson
  • Batten, H.M. (1924) The Children’s Book of Tracks and Tracking Edinburgh, W&R Chambers Ltd., 95 pp
  • Baylor, B. and Parnall, P. (1997) The Other Way to Listen New York, Aladdin Paperbacks
  • Benjamin, C. Footprints in the Sand
  • Bouchner, M. (1998) Animal Tracks Prague, Czech, Aventinum Publishing House
  • Bowen, B. (1998) Tracks in the Wild Boston, Houghton Mifflon Co.
  • Brandt-Eiserhardt, K. (1965) Fährtenun-Und Spurenkunde Germany, Verlag Paul Parey, 139pp
  • Brown, R. (1988) Wildlife of Britain (Glovebox guide) Hampshire, England, The Automobile Association
  • Brown, R., Ferguson, J., Lawrence, M., and Lees, D. (2003) Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe, 2nd ed. London, Christopher Helm, 333pp
  • Brown, R., Ferguson, J., Lawrence, M., and Lees, D. (1987) Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe: An Identification Guide Kent, Christopher Helm
  • Brown, R., Lawrence, M., and Pope, J. (1982) Hamlyn Guide: Animals Tracks, Trails and Signs London, Hamyln Publishing Group
  • Brown, R., Lawrence, M., and Pope, J. (1984) The Larousse Guide to Animals Tracks, Trails and Signs New York, Larousse and Co, Inc.
  • Brown, R.W., Lawrence, M.J. (1983) Mammals Tracks and Signs London, Macdonald and Co.
  • Brown, T. (1983) Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking New York, Berkeley Publishing
  • Brown, T. (1999) The Science and Art of Tracking New York, Berkeley Publishing
  • Brown, T. (2003) Case Files of the Tracker New York, Berkeley Publishing, 208pp
  • Brown, T. and Watkins, W. (1978) The Tracker Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  • Brunner, J. (1909) Tracks and Tracking New York, Outing Publishing Company
  • Butler, B. (1997) Wilderness Tracks: How to sleuth Out Wild Creatures and Wayward Humans Surrey, BC, Hancock House Publishers
  • Candy, R. (1953) The Nature Notebook Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Carss, B. (2000) The SAS Guide to Tracking New York, The Lyons Press
  • Chard, J. (1936) British Animal Tracks London, Pearson Ltd.
  • Chase, M. & Chase, C. (1969) Field Guide to Tracks of North American Wildlife Wisconsin, Nasco Publishing
  • Childs, J. (1998) Tracking the Felids of the Borderlands El Paso, TX, Printing Corner Press
  • Claridge, E. and Milligan, B.A. (1992) Animal Signatures Nova Scotia, Nimbus Publishing
  • Colby, C. (1966) The First Book of Animal Signs NY, Franklin Watts, Inc., 90 pp
  • Corbett, J. (1953) Jungle Lore London, Oxford University Press
  • Cordes, R, Lafontaine, G. and Diamond, A. (1995) Pocket Guide to Animal Tracks Troutbeck and Greycliffe Publishing
  • Cox, G. (1975) Winter Signs in the Snow NY, Michael Kesend Publishing, Ltd.
  • Dendy, L. (1995) Tracks, Scats, and Signs Wisconsin, Northword Press
  • Diaz, D. and V.L. McCann (2005) Tracking–Signs of Man, Signs of Hope : A Systematic Approach to the Art and Science of Tracking Humans Guilford, CT, The Lyons Press, 264pp
  • Docekal, E. (1989) Nature Detective: How to Solve outdoor Mysteries New York, Sterling Publishing Co.
  • Dorros, A. (1991) Animal Tracks New York, Scholastic
  • Elbroch, M. (2003) Mammal Tracks and Signs: A Guide to North American Species Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 780pp
  • Elbroch, M. with Marks, E. (2001) Bird Tracks and Signs: A Guide to North American Species Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books
  • Elman, R. (1986) The Hunter’s Field Guide to the Game Birds and Animals of North America. New York, Alfred Knopf
  • Ennion, E.A.R. & Tinbergen, N. (1967) Tracks Oxford, U.K., Clarendon Press
  • Falkus, H. (1978) Nature Detective London, Victor Gollanz Ltd.
  • Falkus, H. Wild Track American version of Nature Detective,
  • Forrest, L. (1988) A Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books
  • Frauca, H. (1980) Tracks, Signs, and Nests London, Reed, Ltd.
  • Freeman, M. (1984) The Wildlife and Nature Photographer’s Field Guide Ohio, Writer’s Digest Books
  • George, J. (1958) Snow Tracks New York, E.P. Dutton and Co.
  • Gibbons, D. (2003) Mammal Tracks and Sign of the Northeast Hanover, NH, University of New England Press
  • Gilbert, B.M. (1990) Mammalian Osteology Missouri Archaeological Society
  • Gilcraft (1927) Training in Tracking London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 190pp
  • Gilliland, H. (1990) Mystery Tracks in the Snow Happy Camp, CA, Naturegraph Publishers
  • Grassy, J. and Keene, C. (1998) National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Mammals New York, Scholastic Inc.
  • Gray, E. and Taylor, D. (2003) Track Pack: Animal tracks in Full Life Size Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 34pp
  • Grinnell, J., Dixon, J. and Linsdale, J. (1937) Fur-bearing Mammals of California, Vol. 1 and 2 San Francisco, University of California Press, 777pp
  • Halfpenny, J. (1986) A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in Western America Boulder, CO, Johnson Books
  • Halfpenny, J. (1994) Tracker’s Notebook Gardiner, Montana, A Naturalist’s World
  • Halfpenny, J. (1998) Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains Montana, Falcon Publishing, Inc.
  • Halfpenny, J. (1999) Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast MT, Falcon Publishing, Inc.
  • Halfpenny, J. (2000) Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest MT, Falcon Publishing, Inc.
  • Halfpenny, J. and Bruchac, J. (2001) Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southeast Guilford, CT, Falcon Publishing, Inc., 192pp
  • Halfpenny, J. and Bruchac, J. (2001) Scats and Tracks of the Northeast Guilford, CT, Falcon Publishing, Inc.
  • Halstead, L. (1982) Hunting the Past: Fossils, Rocks, Tracks and Trails London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 208 pp
  • Hanratty, T. (1997) Tracking Man and Beast Milwaukee, WI, Medicine Hawk Publications, Inc.
  • Hanson, R. and Hanson, J. (2001) Basic Essentials: Animal Tracks Guilford, CT, The Globe Pequot Press
  • Hardin, J. with M. Condon (2004) Tracker: Case Files and Adventures of a Professional Mantracker Self published
  • Hass, C., Morse, S., and Shaw, H. (2000) Keeping Track Project and Data Management Protocol Vermont, Keeping Track
  • Headstrom, R. (1971) Identifying Animal Tracks: Mammals, Birds, and Other Animals of the Eastern United States New York, Dover Publications
  • Hildebrand, M. and Goslow, G. (2001) Analysis of Vertebrate Structure. (5th ed.) NY, John Wiley and Sons
  • Hillcourt, W. (1950) Field Book to Nature Activities New York, G.P. Putnam and Sons
  • Howell, A.B. (1944) Speed in Animals New York, Reprinted in 1965 by Halfner Publishing Company
  • Hoy, K. (1979) On Nature’s Trail New York, A & W Publishers, Inc.
  • Idriess, I. (1936) Man Tracks Australia, Angus and Robertson Ltd., 330pp
  • Jaeger, E. (1948) Tracks and Trailcraft New York, Macmillan Co.
  • Jaeger, E. (1953) Land and Water Trails New York, Macmillan Co.
  • Jaeger, E. (1945) Wildwood Wisdom New York, Macmillan Co.
  • Jones Jr., J.K. and Manning, R.W. (1992) Illustrated Key to Skulls of Genera of North American Land Mammals Lubbock, TX, Texas Tech University Press
  • Jones, M. (1989) Tracks Australia, J.C. Irving and Co.
  • Kearney, J. (1978) Tracking: A Blueprint for Learning How El Cajun, CA, Pathways Press
  • Kudlinski, K. (1991) Animal Tracks and Traces New York, Franklin Watts, Inc.
  • Lawrence, G. (1998) A field guide to the familiar: Learning to observe the natural world Hanover, NH, University of New England Press
  • Lawrence, M. and Brown, R. (1967) Mammals of Britain: Their Tracks, Trails and Signs. Poole, Dorset (UK), Blandford Press
  • LeCount, A. (1986) Black Bear Field Guide Phoenix, Arizona Game and Fish Dept
  • Lempfert, O.C. (1972) Paw Prints:How to Identify Rare and Common Mammals by Their Tracks New York, NY, Exposition Press, 71pp
  • Leslie, C. W. (1984) The Art of Field Sketching Dubuque, IO, Kindall/Hunt Publishing Company
  • Leslie, C.W. and Roth, C. E. (1998) Nature Journaling Pownal, VT, Storey Books
  • Leutscher, A. (1960) Tracks and Signs of British Animals London, Cleaver-Hume Press Ltd.
  • Leutscher, A. (1979) Spotter’s Guide to Animals, Tracks and Signs London, Usborne Publishing
  • Levine, L. and Mitchell, M. (2000) Mammal Tracks: Life-Size Tracking Guide E. Dummerston, VT, Heartwood Press
  • Liebenberg, L. (1992) A Concise Guide to the Animal Tracks of Southern Africa Cape Town, South Africa, David Philip
  • Liebenberg, L. (2000) A Photographic Guide to Tracks and Tracking Cape Town, South Africa, Struik Publishing
  • Liebenberg. L. (1990) The Art of Tracking: The Origin of Science Cape Town, South Africa, David Philip
  • Liebenberg. L. (1990) A Field Guide to the Animal Tracks of Southern Africa Cape Town, South Africa, David Philip
  • Lockley, M. (2002) A Guide to the Fossil Footprints of the World Lockley-Peterson Production with UC Denver
  • Lockley, M. (1999) The Eternal Trail: A Tracker Looks at Evolution Massachusetts, Perseus Books
  • Lowe, P. (2002) Hunters and Trackers of the Australian Desert Australia, Rosenberg Publishing, 112pp
  • Lowery, J. (2006) The Tracker’s Field Guide Guilford, CT, The Lyons Press, 408pp
  • Lyell, D. (1987) The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game SC, Briar Patch Press, 225pp
  • Macfarlan, A. (1971) Exploring the Outdoors with Indian Secrets Pennsylvania, Stackpole Books
  • Maser, C. (1998) Mammals of the Pacific Northwest Corvallis, OR, Oregon State Univeristy Press
  • Mason, G. (1943) Animal Tracks New York, William Morrow and Co.
  • McCook, H.C. (1907) Nature’s Craftsmen New York, Harper and Brothers
  • McDonald, P. (1993) Tire Imprint Evidence Boca Raton, CRC Press, 226 pp
  • McDougall, L. (1997) The Complete Tracker New York, Lyons and Burford
  • McDougall, L. (2004) The Encyclopedia of Scats and Tracks Guilford, CT, The Lyons Press, 429 pp
  • Merlin, P. (1999) A Field Guide to Desert Holes Tucson, Arizona Desert Museum Press
  • Merlin, P. (2003) A Field Guide to Desert Holes, Revised Ed. Tucson, Arizona Desert Museum Press
  • Miller, D. (1981) Track Finder Rochester, NY, The Nature Study Guild
  • Morrison, R.G.B. (1981) A Field Guide to the Tracks and Traces of Australian Animals Adelaide, Australia, Rigby Publishers Ltd.
  • Murie, A. (1961) A Naturalist in Alaska New York, The Devin-Adair Co.
  • Murie, O. (1954) A Field Guide to Animal Tracks New York, Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Murie, O. and Elbroch, M. (2005) A Field Guide to Animal Tracks, 3rd ed. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Muybridge, E. (1957) Animals in Motion New York, Dover Publications
  • Nyala, H. (1997) Point Last Seen Boston, Beacon Press Books
  • Opening Day Publishers (1977) Track Pack Brookline, MA, Opening Day Publishers
  • Ormond, C. (1975) How to Track and Find Game New York, Outdoor Life, Funk & Wagnalls
  • Ormond, C. (1964) Complete Book of Outdoor Lore New York, Harper and Row
  • Palmer, E. L. (1957) Palmer’s Fieldbook of Mammals NY, E.P. Dutton and Co., 321pp
  • Pearce, Q. (1991) A Nature’s Foorprint Guide: Animal Footnotes NJ, Silver Press
  • Perkins, H.M. (1954) Animal Tracks: The Standard Guide for Identification and Characteristics Pennsylvania, Stackpole Publishing
  • Perkins, R.M. (1958) Guide to Animal Tracks Pennsylvania, Stackpole Publishing
  • Petit, T. (1961) Animal Signs and Signals New York, Doubleday and Co.
  • Quinn, D. (1996) The Story of B New York, Bantam Books
  • Quinn, J. (1976) The Winter Woods Old Greenwich, CT, The Chatham Press
  • Rezendes, P. (1992) Tracking and the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks and Sign Vermont, Camden House
  • Rezendes, P. (1999) Tracking and the Art of Seeing: How to Read Animal Tracks and Sign. 2nd ed. New York, HarperCollins Publishers
  • Rezendes, P. (1998) The Wild Within: Adventures in Nature and Animal Teachings New York, NY, Tarcher Putnam, Inc.
  • Robbins, R. Man Tracking Berkeley, CA, Search and Rescue Magazine
  • Rossell, L. (1928) Tracks and Trails New York , Boy Scouts of America
  • Rue, L. L. (1968) Sportsman’s Guide to Game Animals New York , Outdoor Life Books, Haper & Row
  • Rue, L. L. (1981) Complete Guide to Game Animals New York , Outdoor Life Books, Haper & Row
  • Sadler, D. (1987) Reading Nature’s Clues: A Guide to the Wild Peterborough, Canada, Broadview Press
  • Sanchez, J.M.A. (no longer in print) Rastros de los Mamiferos Silvestres de Mexico Xalapa, Mexico, Insituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bioticos
  • Sanderson, I. (1951) How to Know the American Mammals New York , The New American Library
  • Scheibenpflug, H. (1950) Fährten Und Spuren Germany, Universum, 82pp
  • Scott-Donelan, D. (1998) Tactical Tracking Operations Boulder, CO, Paladdin Press, 170pp
  • Seton, E. The Birch Bark Roll
  • Seton, E. T. (1958) Animal Tracks and Hunter Signs. New York , Doubleday and Co.
  • Share, M. (1995) Animal Tracks: A Conservation Education Program of the National Wildlife Federation Washington DC, National Wildlife Federation
  • Sharp, D.L. (1908) Winter Signs in the Snow Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • Shaw, H. (1979) Mountain Lion Field Guide, Special report #9 Phoenix, Arizona Game and Fish Department
  • Shea, D. (2000) Animal Tracks of Glacier National Park MT, Glacier Natural History Association
  • Sheldon, I. (1997) Animal Tracks of the Rockies Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. (1997) Animal Tracks of the Great Lakes Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. (1998) Animal Tracks of the Northern California Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. (1998) Animal Tracks of the Southern California Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. (1998) Animal Tracks of the Arizona and New Mexico Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. And Eder, T. (2000) Animal Tracks of Quebec Renton, WA, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. And Eder, T. (2000) Animal Tracks of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. And Eder, T. (2000) Animal Tracks of Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. And Eder, T. (2000) Animal Tracks of Manitoba Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. And Hartson, T. (1999) Animal Tracks of British Columbia Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I. And Hartson, T. (2000) Animal Tracks of Texas Edmonton, Alberta, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Sheldon, I., Hartson, T., and Elbroch, M. (2000) Animal Tracks of New England Renton, WA, Lone Pine Publishing
  • Smith, R. (1982) Animal Tracks and Signs of North America Harrisburg, PA, Stackpole Books
  • Smithers, R. A field Guide to Mammal Tracks and Signs of South Africa
  • Speakman, F. (1956) Tracks, Trails, and Signs. London, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
  • Stall, C. (1989) Animal Tracks of New England Seattle, The Mountaineers
  • Stall, C. (1993) Animal Tracks of Alaska Seattle, The Mountaineers
  • Stall, C. (1989) Animal Tracks of Texas Seattle, The Mountaineers
  • Stall, C. (1990) Animal Tracks of Southwest Seattle, The Mountaineers
  • Stall, C. (1989) Animal Tracks of Rocky Mountains Seattle, The Mountaineers
  • Stall, C. (1989) Animal Tracks of Mid-Atlantic States Seattle, The Mountaineers
  • Stokes, D. (1976) A Guide to Nature in Winter Boston, Little, Brown and Co.
  • Stokes, D. & L. (1986) A Guide to Animal Tracking and Behavior Boston, Little, Brown, and Co.
  • Strachan, R. (1995) Mammal Detective London, Whittet Books Co.
  • Stuart, C. and Stuart, T. (1994) A Field Guide to the Tracks and Signs of Southern and East African Wildlife South Africa, Southern Book Publishers
  • Sullivan, T. and Platner, M. (2001) The Keeping Track Guide to Photographing Animal Tracks and Sign Huntington, Vermont, Keeping Track
  • Swinburne, S. (2002) The Woods Scientist Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 48pp
  • Taylor, A. and Cooper, D. (1992) Fundamentals of Mantracking Emergency Response Inst.
  • Triggs, B. (1996) Tracks, Scats and Other Traces Melbourne, Australia, Oxford University Press
  • Van der Post, L. (1972) A Story Like the Wind London, The Hogarth Press
  • Von Dumreicher, A. (1931) Trackers and Smugglers in the Deserts of Egypt NY, The Dial Press, 248pp
  • Walker, C. (1996) Signs of the Wild: new edition Cape Town, South Africa, Struik Publishing
  • Wessels, T. (1997) Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England. VT, Countryman Press
  • Wilson, Don E., Cole, F. Russell, Nichols, James D., Rudran, Rasanayagam, and Foster, Mercedes S. (eds.) (1996) Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity: Standard Methods for Mammals. Washington DC, Smithsonian Institute
  • Woolsey, N. (1985) Coyote Field Guide, Special report #15 Phoenix, Arizona Game and Fish Department
  • Yewlett, G. (1975) Tracks and Trails of the Woodlands. Finchampstead, Berkshire (UK), Jogger
  • Young, J. and Morgan, T. (2007) Animal Tracking Basics. Mechanicsburg, PA, Stackpole Books, 298pp