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#529 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:37 am
Subject: Re: [Animal Tracks] tracking quiz!
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Cool quiz!

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From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
To: <animaltracks@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:59 PM
Subject: [Animal Tracks] tracking quiz!


> http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/quizes/tracking/tracking.html
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#530 From: Wind's Path <etchuba_@...>
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:47 am
Subject: RE: [Animal Tracks] tracking quiz!
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i got 9 out of 13 on the tracking quiz, i learned some stuff which is always
good.
thanks for sending it. "accept all things."


To: animaltracks@...: tracker@...: Tue, 27 Nov 2007
18:37:49 -0800Subject: Re: [Animal Tracks] tracking quiz!




Cool quiz!----- Original Message ----- From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>To:
<animaltracks@yahoogroups.com>Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:59 PMSubject:
[Animal Tracks] tracking quiz!>
http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/quizes/tracking/tracking.html> > > > >
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#532 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:27 am
Subject: Re: tracking quiz! plus scat quiz
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I also got a 9 out of 13.

And while I'm talking quizes here's a scat quiz:

http://www.enature.com/Articles/detail.asp?storyID=599

#533 From: "RavenOfApollo" <RavenOfApollo@...>
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:07 pm
Subject: Re: tracking quiz!
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Nice quiz...I scored a 12.

Bryan

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#534 From: Wind's Path <etchuba_@...>
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:42 pm
Subject: RE: [Animal Tracks] Re: tracking quiz! plus scat quiz
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5 out of 5 on the scat quiz. i like these quizzes. has anyone here done the
tourist test?
from the wilderness awareness school.? "accept all things."


To: animaltracks@...: fwstrain@...: Wed, 28 Nov 2007
04:27:12 +0000Subject: [Animal Tracks] Re: tracking quiz! plus scat quiz




I also got a 9 out of 13. And while I'm talking quizes here's a scat
quiz:http://www.enature.com/Articles/detail.asp?storyID=599






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#535 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:37 am
Subject: more quizzes
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Well the quizzes seem to be popular so here are two more. Both I did a
while back but sometimes I try them again when I've forgotten the
answers.

These actually have pictures too!


http://wildwoodtracking.com/quiz/index.html
http://dirttime.ws/Who/WhoDoneIt.htm

Both don't seem to be adding new stuff though. The wildwoodtracker
site has a brother site dedicated to survival which is informative.
The site also has a plethora of information about Tom Brown if your
interested. http://trackertrail.com/tombrown/index.html Copies of old
publications he did and the like all of which makes for some
interesting reading! I'll add the links of these and other pages to
the links page (I don't know why I haven't done that before.)

Fielder

#536 From: "bigtargetnj" <bigtargetnj@...>
Date: Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:49 am
Subject: Looking for some light entertainment dealing with tracking, and wilderness life?
bigtargetnj
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Then take a look at this on-line comic:
http://www.wanderingones.com/


It's quite entertaining, and a bit informative ;)

#537 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:32 am
Subject: Re: [Animal Tracks] Looking for some light entertainment dealing with tracking, and wilderness life?
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Hey, those are great! Thanks!
Kim

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Subject: [Animal Tracks] Looking for some light entertainment dealing with
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#538 From: "bigtargetnj" <bigtargetnj@...>
Date: Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:48 am
Subject: Re: Looking for some light entertainment dealing with tracking, and wilderness life?
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Glad to be of service!!


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> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:49 PM
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#539 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Tue Dec 4, 2007 2:45 am
Subject: Fw: Belize Carnivore Field Assistant
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> Volunteer opportunity to study wild cats!  Gain great experience now. We
> are seeking 2-3 motivated field assistants on our wild cat study in
> Belize,
> Central America. This study focuses on jaguars, pumas, and ocelots using
> non-invasive detection methods.  Volunteers will gain extensive field
> experience working on a multi-faceted wildlife conservation project in a
> beautiful tropical country.  Non-invasive methods include setting up large
> remote camera grids across a tropical broadleaf forest and hiking with a
> scat detector dog to collect scat samples for later molecular DNA
> analysis.  Extensive habitat sampling also involved.
>
> Job will involve long working hours, and rustic living conditions
> (sometimes camping) in a tropical environment (hot, humid weather, and
> biting insects, snakes).  Field workers will sometimes need to carry heavy
> equipment, hike long distances through rough terrain and bushwhack through
> thick vegetation.  There may also after hours work involving shared data
> entry and camp maintenance/running errands.
>
> Qualifications:  Student in a related field (biology, wildlife science,
> ecology etc. . . ).   Previous field experience preferred, tropical field
> experience a plus.  Navigational ability with map and gps also a plus.
> Four-wheel drive ability with a standard transmission is good.  Applicant
> must have a positive and flexible attitude, and be enthusiastic.
>
> Please e-mail BOTH wultschc@... and mldavis13@... with a resume/cv,
> letter of interest, and list of three references.
>
> Application Deadline:  Rolling – ASAP, positions will be filled
> continuously.
>
> This is a complete volunteer position, meaning that technician will need
> to
> pay for their plane tickets, accommodations, etc. This will cost roughly
> ~$1500 per month. 1 month minimum required but 2 month long commitment
> preferred.  Positions start in January and will run through August 2008.
>

#540 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Thu Dec 6, 2007 4:55 am
Subject: tracking archive
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From Ty Cunningham:



I wish to add another facet to ISPT or in other words I wish to make
available a project I have been working on for two decades for everyone to
help me. After years of trying to do this alone I now forward the idea and
make it public to the general body of ISPT membership specifically and to
the world of trackers generally.



I have been collecting and preserving tracking documents from as many
sources as possible with the goal of creating a historical archive and
research library of all things tracking. I believe that this archive and
library should be found within ISPT and I will continue to collect and house
these documents, materials, and tracking objects. If this sounds crazy, I
guess I fit the bill. I am a history buff and tracking pack rat and yet I
have not even tapped into the larger world of other trackers and researchers
to also collect and preserve “all” primary source documents, unpublished
manuscripts, maps, prints, audiotapes, CDs, LPs, cassettes, videotapes, and
DVDs and published books (library style), etc. I need your help!



Let me take you to what I have been working on in this collection of
historical tracking “documents” and now I need everyone’s help to preserve
what we all do.



It will be called: ISPT Archive & Library of Tracking Research (ALTR)



This is what I am looking for and collecting:



1.               ISPT Gathering documents, abstracts, etc.

2.               Trackers Biographies and autobiographies (in history-PAST
and now-PRESENT)

3.               Organization biographies (Logos, copyrights, trademarks)

4.               Tracking methodologies

5.               Tracking genealogies

6.               Tracking artifacts

7.               Tracking certification processes and certifications

8.               Tracking inventions

9.               Tracking case studies (real case notes, photographs, crime
scene, court transcripts, etc)

10.            Instructors and companies past training records, attendance
rosters, training schedules.

11.            Written articles published and unpublished (magazines,
journals, newspapers, etc.)

12.            Tracking area demographics (Animals, man, soil, vegetation)
Global maps of tracking data in all parts of the world.

13.            Manuals, curriculum, books, and movies of tracking

14.            Tracking research projects and use in government, private,
etc.

15.            Tracking use documents and projects in search and rescue,
tactical, combat, animal, mounted, research, others (media, Hollywood, etc.)

16.            Tracking quotes and other studies.

17.            Research collections in tracking

18.            Animal tracks and photos

19.            Tracks and plaster casts (animal and man) even big foot

20.            Animal foot collection and preservation

21.            Environment photos and track evidence (Snow, desert, jungle,
northern forests, concrete, etc.)



I’m sure there will be other preserveable tracking materials of value that I
have not included here or that will become present in the future. I think
ISPT is the place for such a collection since we are the “neutral” world
organization for all-things-tracking. What I need is everyone’s help to
preserve what we do “all in one place”. Nothing is different from what I
have been doing except all trackers around the world will be helping me.



If everyone would just send me a copy (original source) of what they are
doing or find as they are doing-in some form of storage, i.e. paper, media,
etc. If it is an invention make sure the invention is explained. Please give
me your address and phone number for contact purposes. I will log,
categorize, maintain, protect, and report of the status of “our” archive &
library each year physically at the ISPT gathering and in the newsletter
quarterly. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.





Sincerely,







Ty Cunningham, CMST

Founder & Tracking Historian



ISPT Archive & Library of

Tracking Research

P.O. Box 183

Cameron, MO 64429

isptarchive@...

www.ispt.org
"Preserving the Past to Enable Tracking Research for the Future"

#541 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:13 am
Subject: CALL for Presenters and Papers for Tracking 2008
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A CALL for Presenters and Papers
Tracking 2008
8th Tracking Symposium
of   Practicing Trackers
October   10,11,&12   2008
Holiday Lake 4-H Education Center near Appomattox, VA  USA
Hosted by Wilderness Discovery
Sponsored by the International Society of Professional Trackers
www.ispt.org

Come and share your progress in tracking techniques, education,
evaluation, ongoing research, and what you or your organization has
to offer the world of tracking. This is a planned 2+ day symposium
that will include many opportunities to listen to and talk with other
trackers, as well as spend time in the field demonstrating and
examining tracks and sign.
Subjects are requested to be on substantial, original, and
unpublished research on all aspects of tracking. Presentation topics
can include but are not limited to the following:

WILDLIFE SCIENCE
. New Concepts Or Studies On Animal Gaits/Locomotion
. Animal Bio-Mechanics
. Applications and Research
. Environment/Species Specific Topics

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

TRACKING EDUCATION AND TRAINING
. Defining "Tracking"
. Sign Interpretation
. Training And Tracking Evaluation Criteria
. Educational Methods

TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Devices or Techniques to Enhance Tracking
. Track Acquisition
. Speculative Tracking
. Signcutting Techniques
. Recording Systems/Information Retrieval
. Drawing

ANTHROPOLOGY
. Foundations/History Of Tracking

HUMAN COGNITION
. Reasoning and Deduction
. Vision And Perceptions
. Imagination and Creativity
. Intuition
. Aesthetics

SEARCH AND RESCUE
. Shoe Design
. Studies On Human Gaits/Locomotion
. Studies On Subject Behavior
. Human Bio-Mechanics
. Tracking Tactics
. Search Management

LAW ENFORCEMENT
. Tracking For Forensic Investigation
. Casting And Recording Devices
. Tracking In Urban Environments
. Handling Evidence

MILITARY   Application

We can accommodate approximately 100-175 trackers participating in
this year's symposium.
For complete informational Presenters Packet for Tracking 2008 in
October  -  visit www.ispt.org

. Individuals who have been extensively published in the field
of tracking may request presentation approval without completion of
the proposal process by contacting the Program Committee directly.
. Please refer to the end of page three of this document for
presentation contact information.

2008 ISPT Symposium
Event Committee Head:  Roy Hutchinson    inahme2004@...
Program Committee Chair:  Tina Smith    nonnertina@...
Registration Information: Del Morris    del903@...





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#542 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:07 am
Subject: Tracker Biographical Questionnaire
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Hello Trackers:

Anyone who wishes to participate in Ty Cunningham's Tracking History project*
can download the Tracker Biographical Questionnaire here:

http://www.ispt.org/trackingarchiveproject.htm

Please help Ty gather as much tracking data as possible. This is open to all
trackers. Thanks for your participation.

Kim

*ISPT Archive & Library of Tracking Research (ALTR)

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#543 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:44 pm
Subject: a little tracker humor....
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You know those sponsored links that show up on the sidebar of a search engine?
Well, some tracking words can provide interesting results. Those ads really
aren't set up for the kinds of words trackers look for... :) I happened to look
at the sponsored links after a particular search this morning and it tickled my
funny bone a bit. I'll share them here with you and hope they give you a good
laugh too.
Kim

Dog Scat at Amazon.com
Low prices on dog scat.
Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com

Dog Scat at Target
Find Dog Scat Online.
Shop & Save at Target.com Today.
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#544 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Wed Jan 2, 2008 8:36 pm
Subject: Books
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So I'm currently reading Point Last Seen by Hannah Nyala which I found
randomly. It's a pretty good book and a quick read for those that
haven't read it. I know Nyala has written at least two fiction book
about tracking as well. My question is besides her books and Tom Brown
Jr.'s are there any other good books ya'll (I'm from Tennessee I'm
allowed) have read that are about tracking? Either "how-to" book or
just books with plot that are good reads would be great.

I haven't read too many SAR books but if you have a favorite I'll give
it a go.

Here's a list of tracking authors I've read:
"How to" mostly:
Mark Elbrock  (mammal and birds)
Paul Rezendes
Tom Brown (various)
Bob Carss (SAS guide to tracking)
James Halfpenny
Louise Richardson Forrest (Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow)
Olaus J. Murie (Peterson's field guide)

Thank for any help you can give,
Fielder


PS here's and interesting article by Jim Lowery
(http://www.wwmag.net/track1.htm) It is the first installment of the
three part series. tn the Wildernass Ways Mag.

#545 From: "bigtargetnj" <bigtargetnj@...>
Date: Wed Jan 2, 2008 8:57 pm
Subject: Re: Books
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--- In animaltracks@yahoogroups.com, "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...> wrote:
>
> So I'm currently reading Point Last Seen by Hannah Nyala which I
found
> randomly. It's a pretty good book and a quick read for those that
> haven't read it. I know Nyala has written at least two fiction book
> about tracking as well. My question is besides her books and Tom
Brown
> Jr.'s are there any other good books ya'll (I'm from Tennessee I'm
> allowed) have read that are about tracking? Either "how-to" book or
> just books with plot that are good reads would be great.
>
> I haven't read too many SAR books but if you have a favorite I'll
give
> it a go.
>
> Here's a list of tracking authors I've read:
> "How to" mostly:
> Mark Elbrock  (mammal and birds)
> Paul Rezendes
> Tom Brown (various)
> Bob Carss (SAS guide to tracking)
> James Halfpenny
> Louise Richardson Forrest (Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow)
> Olaus J. Murie (Peterson's field guide)
>
> Thank for any help you can give,
> Fielder
>
>
> PS here's and interesting article by Jim Lowery
> (http://www.wwmag.net/track1.htm) It is the first installment of the
> three part series. tn the Wildernass Ways Mag.
>
Also, Ron Hood, of Hood's Woods( the survival videos), has volume
8 "Tracking" http://www.survival.com/volume-8.htm

#546 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:43 pm
Subject: Re: [Animal Tracks] Re: Books
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Louis L'Amour had tracking featured in the plot of "Last of the Breed."
Kim

#547 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:43 pm
Subject: web site
fwstrain
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Here is a web site i just ran across.
Note the last casts!!!
http://www.skullsunlimited.com/animal-tracks.htm

#548 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:53 pm
Subject: Re: [Animal Tracks] web site
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Bigfoot! Wow, those are expensive! When I win the lottery, I'll buy the
entire set. :) Cool! Thanks for the link.
Kim


> Here is a web site i just ran across.
> Note the last casts!!!
> http://www.skullsunlimited.com/animal-tracks.htm
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--
Sincerely,
Kim A. Cabrera

"Animals Don't Cover Their Tracks"
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Charter Member - International Society of Professional Trackers

#549 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:49 am
Subject: {Disarmed} Dino tracker finds trove of prints in D.C. suburb
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By Sarah Karush, Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Ray Stanford pulls into the lot of a fast-food restaurant on
a suburban commercial strip and parks at the back. Wearing high rubber boots and
carrying a backpack, he makes his way through the brush and down to a stream
bank littered with wrappers and cups.
He's come to track dinosaurs.

Stanford, a 69-year-old Texan, has been combing Maryland stream beds for
evidence of dinosaurs for the past 13 years. The result is an unprecedented
collection of footprints that were left behind 112 million years ago - found in
an area where none had been reported before.

Stanford is about the furthest thing possible from a conventional scientist, and
his lack of formal training - he has a high school diploma - is just the start.
His first passion, one he still pursues, is UFOs; "anomalous aerial objects" is
the term he prefers. Dinosaur tracking was just something he happened on. As it
turned out, he has a knack for it.

Stanford has found hundreds of tracks in the suburbs of Washington and
Baltimore. They reveal an extraordinary diversity of animals living in one place
during the early Cretaceous period - about twice the variety previously seen
from that geological period. And he has found the fossilized remains of what he
and a Johns Hopkins University paleontologist believe is a previously unknown
species, a discovery he lovingly refers to as "Cretaceous roadkill."

FIND MORE STORIES IN: Stanford | Smithsonian Institution | UFOS | Jacquelyn
Martin | Matthew T Carrano
"I just find things. I don't know why," Stanford says.

The discoveries have earned Stanford the respect of the scientific
establishment, despite his unusual background. He has collaborated with
Ph.D.-holders on papers and is working with the Smithsonian Institution to find
a permanent home there for his collection.

Matthew T. Carrano, curator of dinosaurs at the Smithsonian's National Museum of
Natural History in Washington, is used to getting calls from people who believe
they've found dinosaur footprints or eggs. More often than not, they're
mistaken.

Stanford was different. "He didn't show me anything that I didn't think was a
footprint," Carrano says.

Stanford made his first dinosaur discovery in 1994, while looking for Indian
artifacts with his then-teenage children. Having read a bit about dinosaurs, he
spotted something that looked remarkably like a track. A few weeks later, he saw
something similar.

At first he assumed they were just random patterns that looked like tracks. But
he kept thinking about them.

"Ray, how hardheaded can you be?" he recalls thinking one day as he sat in his
easy chair. "Those are iguanodon tracks!"

David Weishampel, a Johns Hopkins paleontologist who plans to publish a paper
with Stanford on the new species of dinosaur he found, says the sheer number of
tracks Stanford has found is mind-boggling.

"It's like, why didn't we see it before?" Weishampel says.

Stanford chalks it up to "the birder phenomenon." A person who badly wants to
spot a particular rare bird may be unsuccessful for years. But "once they spot
it, they will then see it many times thereafter," Stanford says.

"It has to do with an openness in the mind that says, 'Yes, it is here. Yes, I
can see it,"' he adds. "There's nothing strange about seeing more UFOs after
you've seen one - and likewise dinosaur tracks."

There is one outside factor that has made tracks easier to spot in recent
decades: the region's building boom.

Rapid development has led to more runoff into the region's streams. That, in
turn, speeds up the erosion that allows underlying rocks where the footprints
are embedded to become dislodged.

Picking up the fragments as they're pushed downstream is a "rescue mission,"
Stanford says. "Once these things get into the Potomac (River), there's nobody's
chance of finding them."

Stanford impresses paleontologists not just with his ability to spot tracks, but
with his ability to identify and interpret them as well.

As he shows a visitor around his living room, which is crammed with fossils
arranged in mounds on the reinforced floor, he launches into vivid stories about
each track he picks up. He points out clues indicating what kind of dinosaur
made the track and with which foot. He'll note if the animal was running,
skidding or crouching, and often he'll venture a guess about the circumstances.

"This guy was running," he says, picking up a fragment bearing two different
footprints. "Now, we don't know that this was at the same time, but here is a
larger, (flesh-eating) dinosaur. ... You could almost think that he might be
running after this guy."

"In many cases he's probably right," Weishampel says of Stanford's narratives,
"but he has a good imagination as well, which is one of the other tools dinosaur
paleontologists definitely need."

Stanford insists he's a skeptic at heart. Though fascinated by UFOs since age 9,
he insists he's no "UFO buff." His goal, he says, is to apply scientific methods
to learn about such phenomena.

With backing from some wealthy patrons, he set up Project Starlight
International in the 1960s and set about gathering evidence. Over time, the
center began using sophisticated equipment like spectrum cameras and
magnetometers. Though Stanford broke with the organization in the 1980s, he
continues the research.

He expresses disdain for UFO conspiracy theorists who are always "begging the
government to tell them the truth about these things."

"That's a scientific cop-out. If you want real data, you go out with real
instruments and attempt to get it. And if you do get it, you analyze it and
publish it under peer review," he said.

Stanford regrets that his UFO research, which he considers "an order of
magnitude more important" than the dinosaur work, hasn't been accepted by the
mainstream. But he's undeterred. When Stanford's wife retires from her job at
NASA, the couple plans to move back to Texas, where Stanford will again devote
himself to UFOs.

As for the dinosaurs, Stanford wants to transfer his track collection to the
Smithsonian before he leaves the Washington area. His hope is that the
highlights, particularly the "roadkill," will be on exhibit at the natural
history museum.

Carrano likes the idea and has proposed an exhibit highlighting "that this was
found right here - and this is someone who literally found dinosaur fossils in
his backyard," he says.

Stanford hopes that by sharing his discoveries he might encourage youngsters to
look up from their computer screens.

"They don't realize," he laments, "that this world is a lot more interesting
than any electronic game."

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#550 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:46 am
Subject: Owl track!
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Yesterday I found a nice owl track. Size (1 and 3/4 inches) and
location (Austin Texas city  park) points to Eastern Screech Owl or
Burrowing Owl. I guess is that it is a screech owl because of location
which was a wooded area and not an open field or prairie. I would love
to get peoples opinions on the type of owl.

Fielder

#551 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:38 am
Subject: {Spam?} Florida skunk trackers?
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Any trackers here that are in central or southern Florida? I need to talk to
someone who knows the spotted skunks in that area.

Thanks,
Kim

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#552 From: "audreysmith79" <audreysmith79@...>
Date: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:59 pm
Subject: Re: {Spam?} Florida skunk trackers?
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Kim,

You may want to contact Dynamac Corporation or the EELS
(Environmentally Endangered Lands) Program. While I have never seen a
spotted skunk in all my 28 years in Florida, nor sign of them, those
two groups may be able to help. You can probably google them for
contact info.

Audrey

#553 From: "Kim A. Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:41 pm
Subject: {Spam?} Re: [Animal Tracks] Re: Florida skunk trackers?
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Thanks Audrey. I will try those.

Kim

#554 From: "trackeraz45" <bobmatthews@...>
Date: Sun Mar 2, 2008 11:04 am
Subject: Hello Group
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I just joined here,been in a couple of other tracking groups.i am out
in Az .Started a small business offering a few services Tracking
related.Bob

#555 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:35 am
Subject: Small tracks
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Here is a track photo I took today.

[IMG]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5707/042008rolypolytracks003eb0.jpg[/IMG\
]
Shot with
[URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Canon+EOS+20D&make=Canon]C\
anon
EOS 20D[/URL] at 2008-04-20

If it doesn't show up go to FWS Photos in the photos section

Fielder

#556 From: "bigtargetnj" <bigtargetnj@...>
Date: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:21 am
Subject: Re: Small tracks
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--- In animaltracks@yahoogroups.com, "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...> wrote:
>
> Here is a track photo I took today.
>
> [IMG]
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5707/042008rolypolytracks003eb0.jpg
[/IMG]
> Shot with
> [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?
model=Canon+EOS+20D&make=Canon]Canon
> EOS 20D[/URL] at 2008-04-20
>
> If it doesn't show up go to FWS Photos in the photos section
>
> Fielder
>

WOW!!  Cool tracks!!

#557 From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
Date: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: Small tracks
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Thanks I enjoyed  them too:-)
Fielder


--- In animaltracks@yahoogroups.com, "bigtargetnj" <bigtargetnj@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In animaltracks@yahoogroups.com, "fwstrain" <fwstrain@> wrote:
> >
> > Here is a track photo I took today.
> >
> > [IMG]
> http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5707/042008rolypolytracks003eb0.jpg
> [/IMG]
> > Shot with
> > [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?
> model=Canon+EOS+20D&make=Canon]Canon
> > EOS 20D[/URL] at 2008-04-20
> >
> > If it doesn't show up go to FWS Photos in the photos section
> >
> > Fielder
> >
>
> WOW!!  Cool tracks!!
>

#558 From: "Kim Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:21 pm
Subject: {Spam?} Re: [Animal Tracks] Re: Small tracks
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I finally got them to download. Those are great!
Kim

----- Original Message -----
From: "fwstrain" <fwstrain@...>
To: <animaltracks@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 8:58 AM
Subject: [Animal Tracks] Re: Small tracks


> Thanks I enjoyed  them too:-)
> Fielder
>
>
> --- In animaltracks@yahoogroups.com, "bigtargetnj" <bigtargetnj@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> --- In animaltracks@yahoogroups.com, "fwstrain" <fwstrain@> wrote:
>> >
>> > Here is a track photo I took today.
>> >
>> > [IMG]
>> http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5707/042008rolypolytracks003eb0.jpg
>> [/IMG]
>> > Shot with
>> > [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?
>> model=Canon+EOS+20D&make=Canon]Canon
>> > EOS 20D[/URL] at 2008-04-20
>> >
>> > If it doesn't show up go to FWS Photos in the photos section
>> >
>> > Fielder
>> >
>>
>> WOW!!  Cool tracks!!
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

#559 From: "Kim Cabrera" <tracker@...>
Date: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:21 pm
Subject: {Spam?} Re: [Animal Tracks] Re: Small tracks
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