🐾 To some, the landscape may look dead this time of the year, but there is still plenty of life and activity going on in nature. A fun exercise to do in your own backyard is identify animal tracks in the snow. It paints a picture of a moment frozen in time and can teach us more about the animals we share our open spaces with. In the video, one of our environmental interpreters explains how to know when you've found coyote prints. Coyotes have four toe pads and leave noticeable nail marks in the

Late January early February is coyote and fox mating season and that's going on right now. When looking at tracks in the snow you can always tell which track is made by the male. It's the one that drags it's feet. This is common with deer as well. | Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary