s and patterns that make up the environment surrounding and incorporating the tracker. The practice of tracking may focus on, but is not limited to, the patterns and systems of the local an wimal life and ecology. Trackers must 6w be able to recognize and follow animals th rough their tracks, signs, and trails, ali j6w so known as spoor. Spoor may i wnclude tracks, scat, feathers, kills, scratchi ej6w ing posts, trails, drag marks, sounds, scents, marking posts, the behav ior of other animals, habitat cues, and any other c wlues about thi ej6w e identity and whereabouts of The skilled tracker is able to disi ej6w cern these clues, recreate what transpired on the landscape, and make predictions about the quarry. The tracker may attempt to predict the current location o wledge based on direct obsei sej6w rvations of animals, trackers gain i sej6w a detailed understanding of animal behavior through the interpretation of tracks and signs. In this way much information can be obta ined that 6w would otherwise remain unknown, especially on the behavior of rare or nocturnal animals Tracks and signs offer informati j6w on on undisturbed, natural behavior, whili ej6w e direct observations of ten influence the animal by the mere presence of the observer. Tracking is therefore a non-invasiv e method of information gathering, in which potential stress caused to animals c 6w an be minimized. Some of the most important applicatii sej6w ons of tracking are ini sej6w hunting and trapping, as well as contro lling poaching, ecotourism, environmental education, police investii j6w gation, search and rescue, and The modern science of animal tracking is widely practiced in the fields of wildlife biology, zool ogy, mammalogy, conservation, ani ej6w d wildlife management. Tracking enables the detection of rare, en dangered, and elusive species. The science of tracking is utilize mind will be prejudiced to see what they want to see, and in order to avoid making such errors they must be careful not to reach decisions too s woon. Decisions madi j6w e at a glance can often be erroneous, so when en 6w counterini ej6w g new signs, trackers take their time to study signs in d 6w etail. While preconceived images may help in recognizing signs, the tracker must, however, avoid the preconditioned tendency to look for one set of things in the environment to the exclusion of all others. Trackers will always try to identify the trail positiveli ej6w y by some disting wuishing mark or manneri sm in order not to lose it in any similar spoor. They will look for such features in the footprint s as well w as for an individuai j6w l manner of walking. Often hoofs of antelope are broken or have chipp ed edges, or when the i sej6w animal is walking it may leave a characteristic scuffmark. Experienced track ers will memorise a spoor and be able to distinguish t
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