Tracking (hunting)

Tracking in hunting and ecology is the science and art of observing animal tracks and other signs, with the goal of gaining understanding of the landscape and the animal being tracked. 

 History 
It has been suggested that the art of tracking may have been the first implementation of science, practiced by hunter-gatherers since the evolution of modern humans. Liebenberg, L.W. (2006) Persistence hunting by modern hunter-gatherers. Curr. Anthropol. 47, 1017-1025.  Carruthers, P. (2002) The roots of scientific reasoning: infancy, modularity and the art of tracking, In: Carruthers, P., Stich, S., Siegal, M., (Eds.), The Cognitive Basis of Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.  Carruthers, P. (2006) The Architecture of the Mind. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  Pickering, T.R., Bunn, H.T. (2007) The endurance running hypothesis and hunting and scavenging in savanna-woodlands. J. Hum. Evol. 53, 434-438. 

 Related pages 
 Hunter-gatherer

 References 

 Other websites 
 International Society of Professional Trackers
 Man-tracking Association of Nevada. Tactical and Search & Rescue Tracking Services and Courses
 CyberTracker Conservation
 Citizen supported wildlife monitoring: founded by Susan Morse
 NatureTracking.com

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