Mammals

  Websites

• Gov of Canada - Species at Risk Registry

• EIRS Biodiversity   

• UBC E-Fauna - Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife in British Columbia

• University of Michigan - Animal Diversity Web

• WORMS - World Register of Marine Species   

Field Guides

• D. Hatler et al.: Carnivores of BC

• D. Shackelton: Hoofed Mammals of BC

• J.K.B. Ford: Marine Mammals of BC

• D. Nagorsen: Rodents and Largomorphs of BC

 

Scats and Tracks 

• D. Moskowitz: Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. 2010 - (ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0881929492)

• M. Ellbroch, C. McFarland: Mammal Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species. Second Edition. 2019 - (ISBN-13: 978-0811737746).  

• James C. Halfpenny: A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America, 1986 (reprint 2021) - (ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1475233025)

• James C. Halfpenny - Scats and Tracks of North America - A field guide to signs of nearly 150 Wildlife Species, 2019 (ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1493043026)

 

Skulls

• Mark Elbroch: Animal Skulls. A Guide to North American Species (Google Books Preview)
  

• Collection of Skull Pictures (taken by Annie Dales)

 

Tracking guides to download

• Animal Tracks

• Alberta Parks: Winter Ecology Tracking Booklet

• Animal Skulls

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Skulls of Alaskan Mammals (Teachers Guide)
  

Quizlet - Mammal and Skull ID practice

• Carnivores of BC - Set I

• Cetaceans  

• Pinnipeds of BC

• Terrestial Carnivodes Scientific Names 

• Skull ID (Hudson Lee)

• Skull ID - Set II (Hudson Lee)

• Skull ID - Set III (Hudson Lee)

 

Apps

 iNaturalist (app)

• A tool for identifying plants, birds, insects, etc.

• Relies on pictures and citizen science.
• Caution: Not all identifications are correct.

• Requires cell connection for ID but can upload photos for later identification.
• Free

Seek by INaturalist

• fairly accurate ID tool for plants, animals, bugs etc.
• ID based on picture taken with phone 

• free 
• needs cell connection for ID
  

Study Guides

•  Quizlet study sets - click here