Predation ID Manual by Kurt Alt

Author:Kurt Alt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2017-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

Typical carcass appearance after being fed on by brown bear, SW Montana.

Brown bear cache of elk showing debris, rocks, dirt, and so on, SW Montana.

Brown bear cache of moose, showing lighter debris, Alaska.

Brown bear cache of moose, Alaska.

Bears will peel the hide back, like a “banana peel,” but usually don’t eat much of the hide when consuming the carcass. What you see is a hide inverted back toward the foot with the lower leg bone sheared off. The hide has a skinned-out appearance.

Tracks are important for identifying the presence of bears. In geographical regions where black and brown bears overlap, it is important use track characteristics and hair identification to distinguish between the two species. The Palmisciano Method is a distinguishing method when using a track from the front foot (Appendix C, Bear Family). In addition, scat size can add information, but caution should be used due to similarities between species. Although the size/age of a bear are important, moisture content and fiber are critical factors affecting scat size (James Halfpenny personal communication)

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