r/AnimalTracking Sep 22 '25

πŸ“£ Announcement READ BEFORE POSTING: How to request an identification

22 Upvotes

So, you want to know who pooped on your porch or walked all over your car? Let's find out!

Notes:

  1. To preserve your privacy and protect endangered species a rough location is plenty (ie. western MA).
  2. Scale needs to be something that people know the size of, and that doesn't have wide variation (grass, pine cones, and floorboards are not scale). You would be surprised how much easier it is to tell how big something is when you were there taking the photo. Also, consider stating in your post that you have included scale so the bot can automatically approve.

ID requests are not approved if they do not include both a location, and either scale or measurements. Including this information vastly increases the likelihood of you getting an accurate identification.


r/AnimalTracking 22h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Whose tiny paw is this?? coastal, South Carolina, Maritime Forest. Thanks!

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r/AnimalTracking 6h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Elk? [Black Hills, South Dakota]

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2 Upvotes

Thanks


r/AnimalTracking 9h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Spotted this time last year and it’s driving me insane. I can’t give an exact location because it will deter some from giving a possible answer but it is in the southern Appalachian forest. Probably 4 to 4.5 inches

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2 Upvotes

r/AnimalTracking 21h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Wolf tracks?

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Hi! I went hiking today on the Broken Top No Name Lake trail near Bend, Oregon and there’s been wolf sightings recently in the nearby area (not sure about this specific trail) and I’m wondering if there’s any way to tell whether this came from a wolf or large domestic dog

I ended up hiking the road and came across a good amount of these prints. They went for awhile and disappeared. my hand is probably like 6.5-7 inches from wrist to middle finger tip

Thanks! I know these are bad photos so if it’s unidentifiable just lmk!


r/AnimalTracking 13h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request scat?? in garden, UK

1 Upvotes

northern England, UK. approximately 4 inches long

what is this alien thing? the white makes me think bird, can't tell if it came from a rear end or a regurgitation, not quite fun to think about but now i must know

possible culprits could be cats as they do come through, but have never seen anything like this. no space for a dog to come through anywhere. thanks for your help to this icky matter

SORRY MODS forgot photo, reposting


r/AnimalTracking 22h ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What could these little prints be? GA, toddler size 13 footprint for scale

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Found all over the porch that my son covered in his sandbox sand. Hoping for kittens, expecting something not as nice. Any help appreciated (bonus if you can tell me if those little lines are from snails or slugs!)


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Tracks - 3 Sets

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Hello all,

I’m in need of assistance in identifying these tracks.

Location, rural central NC

My neighbor has an old rock pit that sits above a creek that borders our property. I will often ride out and look for tracks/arrow heads/rocks after a good rain. Today, I found these. What are your thoughts?

I have labeled them 1-3 based on where I found them in groups. The last few photos show the area of where they were found.

PS - You may see home equid (horse/mule tracks) in the margins. I normally ride one of my horses out and pony my mule to this area then switch and ride the mule and pony the horse back. I just didn’t want anyone to be alarmed by the random equid tracks if you see them, lol.

Women’s size medium leather glove for reference on size.

Thank you!


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Animal track

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Hello! :) I have a track and I would like to ask about your opinion about this. In life the claws were soo deep, on the photo it’s not as visible as it was. Location: Hungary-Zemplen-Satoraljaujhely. There were signs for bear recently (carcass, sound and some people saw it)


r/AnimalTracking 1d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request What kind of tracks are these? The larger ones were about 6 inches in length. Found near Big Bend National Park.

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16 Upvotes

r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Found in Rhode island, who made these?

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There's about seven of them in an old barn out back, sandy dirt but fairly solidly packed, I'd guess maybe an inch or two across (size 8 mens boot for comparison) tried to get a pic of in the hole. They Weren't there when we moved in last October. I believe some sort of rodent, a friend had mentioned snakes but I'm not sure we have any snakes that burrow in wide hard ground like this. On top of this there also seems to be cobwebs so it's possible they were made and then abandoned?

Hope that's enough info if you need anything else please let me know! And thank you in advance for any help!


r/AnimalTracking 2d ago

πŸ”Ž ID Request Bobcat tracks ??!

1 Upvotes

Ontario- Sault Saint Marie. Wooded area.

I do not see any nail marks… seems like a feline track but that is my best guess

https://imgur.com/a/FYaqrCk