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Advanced Wolf Tracking Expedition
- An incredible wildlife tracking course

"This wolf expedition was just what the doctor ordered; intense tracking, good people, and a complete break from the routine and noise of daily life!"
-Roger Lerner

Advanced Wolf Tracking Expedition

NOTE: Wilderness Awareness School plans to offer our Advanced Wolf Tracking Expedition again in the Summer of 2010.

This week of tracking is open only to those who have attended a week of our standard Summer Wolf Tracking Expedition already (including those registered for the 2008 expedition) or are graduates of our intensive mentoring courses. Expect long days and lots of miles on the ground as we put our tracking skills and awareness to the test, and travel through the mountains searching for and following the trails of wolves and other wildlife in the Idaho backcountry.

This advanced expedition offers:

• More time in the field with a small group of experienced trackers
• Ecological tracking: reading the concentric rings of wolf activity- Trailing: following the tracks and sign of wolves and their prey
• Identification and interpretation of the tracks and sign of the many other wildlife species that inhabit the northern Rockies
• Wildlife observation: practice finding wildlife and observing them without being detected
• Cultural and political aspects of wolves in the Northern Rockies
• Beautiful scenery and physical challenge: long days and many miles exploring the wild & roadless sections of the mountains...
  

Our Tracking Philosophy

Tracking lures us on an amazing journey into the world of nature, and encourages us to open all of our senses to its subtle clues hidden everywhere. At Wilderness Awareness School we teach tracking as an interpretive art--one that sharpens our awareness of nature and deepens our understanding of our place in the natural world.

Trackers speak a language which is based not only on a thorough knowledge of tracks, trails and sign, but also on a rich grounding in the natural history, anatomy, and behavior characteristics of animals and plant ecology. Our curriculum prepares you to continue your exploration of the behavior and ecology of wildlife through tracking.

On our Wolf Tracking Expedition, we always strive to stay "one day behind" the wolves, so that our presence does not disturb their natural activities. However, under the skilled guidance of the expedition's instructors, participants in past years have almost always been able to see and experience a rich diversity of fresh wolf tracks and trails, and sign (including feeding sign and kill sites/carcasses, scat, hair, etc. and sometimes even signs of previous den activity) that a let us know of the wolves are active in that area, and allow us to feel their presence.

Some years the wolves seem to want to make their presence more fully known to us, through such actions as passing close by within easy sight of our group, or crossing right through our camp at night, or doubling back and walking over our tracks later the same day we are tracking them!

Instructor Biography

David Moskowitz: David has been studying the art of wildlife tracking for over a decade. He holds a bachelors degree in Environmental Studies through Prescott College with an emphasis on Field Ecology and Tracking. David has been involved with several animal tracking related research projects including snow tracking surveys for rare forest carnivores in the Oregon and Washington Cascades, and currently is the project manager for the Cascade Wildlife Monitoring Project. He has taught tracking courses in a variety of settings and for applications including environmental education, wilderness expeditioning, and training volunteers involved in wildlife monitoring courses. David trained extensively with Charles Worsham and Tom Brown Jr. Along with his tracking expertise, David is a skilled adult educator and has been involved in experiential/outdoor education and instructor training for a wide variety of organizations.

Course Registration

Register on-line or call to register: 425-788-1301

Airport Shuttle

Plan on arriving at the Boise, ID airport no later than 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, and departing no earlier than 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 9.

NOTE: This expedition is only available to members of the Wilderness Awareness School Tracking Club, or the Wolf Education Research Center ($50 discount off course cost for WERC members, or members of our Tracking Club!), but it's easy to join, please call the office for details: 425-788-1301.

In addition to the adult expedition, we also offer Teen Wolf Tracking Expeditions for ages 13-18

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