Name That Print, part deux
As anyone who knows me can attest, once I get interested in something, I very rarely stop until I have an answer. (Plus being off work until the little one comes tends to leave me with lots of spare time for trivia things... yay!)
To satisfy my own quest for knowledge, I sent that photo of a print to Shawn Johnson, who is the northern contact for the MN Trappers organization. Here is his reply:
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Tamara,
Yup, I definitely recognize those tracks.
It was made by a Canada lynx.
Keep your eyes open and your camera handy.
They tend to stay in an area where there is a good food source- snowshoe hares or a road killed deer and aren't too shy of giving great photo opportunities.
Best of luck,
Shawn Johnson
Then he sent me some photos:
And here's a little more information, from the Minnesota DNR website: Canada lynx
Congrats, Vicarious - you were really lucky to find that print! :)
Comments
Soooo pretty!
I'm surprised they were able to make such a large print!
Posted by: Bad Cat! | April 13, 2006 09:44 AM
Vicarious...tamara also says you should report your print sighting to the MNDNR, as they're trying to track the Canadian Lynx's population in MN...
Posted by: in.dog.neato | April 13, 2006 05:31 PM
Coolio! Thanks guys. I will indeed report the tracks...
Posted by: vicarious | April 13, 2006 08:38 PM
keep us posted, V...
Posted by: in.dog.neato | April 14, 2006 10:19 PM