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katemacquarrie22
Jan 53 min read
Differentiating among Fox, Coyote, & Dog Tracks
Happy New Year and welcome back to my Wildlife Tracks & Sign series. Each week for the next few months, we’ll look at how to identify...
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katemacquarrie22
Apr 3, 20242 min read
Misguided Kindness
Spring is a time of renewal, including for PEI’s wildlife. Early breeders such as Coyotes, Foxes, and Ravens have their young now, and...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 21, 20243 min read
Coyote Myths & Facts
It’s not unusual to see Eastern Coyotes on PEI at any time of the year, but reported sightings tend to go up in late fall and winter as...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 7, 20242 min read
Canine Tracks
I’m no fan of winter, but it does have one redeeming feature: snow gives us ideal conditions to see what our neighbours of other species...
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katemacquarrie22
Mar 19, 20233 min read
Canine Scent Posts
Dogs, Foxes, and Coyotes navigate the world far more with their noses than with their eyes or ears. Canines have 20 times more sensory...
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katemacquarrie22
Feb 8, 20233 min read
Permian to Present 12: Introduced Wildlife
In recent editions of Permian to Present, we’ve seen how and why PEI lost its large, native mammals. But in the 1900s, people thought...
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katemacquarrie22
Jan 15, 20233 min read
Canine Gaits
Wildlife tracks can tell you not only who’s been around, but also what they’ve been up to. In my last PEI tracking post, I gave you some...
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