Download Identification of Wildlife - Forestry Natural Resources and Wildlife - Lecture Slides and more Slides Wildlife Ecology in PDF only on Docsity! Identification of Wildlife Docsity.com Basic Facts • Wildlife identification is a skill that is developed by studying the animal’s physical features and its tracks. • Each species of wildlife has its own identity. For example: horns, antlers, hooves, paws, claws, teeth, tails, ears, size, shape, color, and habitats. Docsity.com Black Bear • Ursus americanus • Length: 5-6 ft. • Shoulder height: 2-3 ft. • Weight: 200-400 lbs. • Habitat: forests, swamps, or mountains Docsity.com Mountain Lion • Felis concolor • Head and body: 42-54 in. • Tail: 30-36 in. • Shoulder height: 26-31 in. • Weight: 80-260 lbs. • Habitat: forests, remote mountains, plains, and swamps Docsity.com American Alligator • Alligator mississipiensis • Length: up to 19ft, 2 in. • Habitat: usually near water such as rivers, ponds, or swamps Docsity.com Gray Fox • Urocyon cinereoargenteus • Head and body: 21-44 in. • Tail: 11-16 in. • Shoulder height: 11-14 in. • Weight: 7-13 lbs. • Habitat: usually associated with wooded and brushy areas Docsity.com Red Fox • Vulpes vulpes • Head and body: 22-42 in. • Tail: 14-16 in. • Shoulder height: 14-16 in. • Weight: 8-15 lbs. • Habitat: areas combining forests, open country, and inhabited areas Docsity.com Fox Squirrel • Sciurus niger • Head and body: 17.875 to 27.5 in. • Tail: 7.875 -13 in. • Weight: 17.625 – 37.125 lbs. • Habitat: hardwood forests, borders of cypress swamps, thickets, and urban areas – prefers large trees Docsity.com Opossum • Didelphis virginiana • Head and body: 15-20 in. • Tail: 9-13 in. • Weight: 6-12 lbs. • Habitat: open woods, farming areas, forest edges, and brushy wastelands Docsity.com Swamp Rabbit • Sylvilagus • Head and body: 14-17 in. • Ears: up to 4 in. • Weight: 3.5-6 lbs. • Habitat: moist bottomland and swamps to upland thickets and farmland Docsity.com Eastern Cottontail • Sylvilagus • Head and body: 14-17 in. • Ears: 2.5-3 in. • Weight: 2-4 lbs. • Habitat: from swampy wood to upland thickets, farmlands, forests with open areas nearby, and heavy brush Docsity.com Mourning Dove • Zenaida macroura • Size: 11-13 in. • Habitat: dry uplands, grain fields, suburbs, and deserts Docsity.com Crow • Corvus brachyrhynchos • Size: 17-21 in. • Habitat: fields, coastlines, city parks, river woodlands, and orchards Docsity.com Bald Eagle • Size: 32-40 in. • Wingspread: 7.5 ft. • Habitat: associated with large bodies of water that provide an abundant food source – only located in North America Docsity.com Great Horned Owl • Size: 18-25 in. • Habitat: found throughout North America in various habitats Docsity.com Screech Owl • Size: 7-10 in. • Habitat: orchards, woods, suburbs, and small towns Docsity.com Putting The Chapter in a Nutshell A responsible hunter will not shoot what he/she cannot POSITIVELY identify. Docsity.com
