General Information:

• Also known as cougars, pumas, and panthers.

• Generally solitary animals, but males always travel alone.

• Migrate seasonally up to 500 square miles following elk and deer herds. Territory marked by creating mounds  scented with urine and scratching trees to leave visual marks.

• Safety: Travel in groups keeping small children and pets close to you.  Appear large, maintain eye contact, and          speak a firm, calm voice. If attacked, fight back.

Appearance:

• Rarely seen in person; evidence of activity is more noted via tracks. Rounded toe impressions and a track            about the size of an adult fist

• Males reach up to 200 pounds and 8 feet in length; Females are typically smaller.

• Fur is unspotted and tan-brown in color with a whitish throat, belly, and inner legs. Back of the ears and the tip of the tail are black.

Diet:

• Hunter; prefer to stalk prey in covered, quiet areas; however, can chase prey over short distances.

• Pounce on prey's back and strike at the neck. Strike distance is approximately 30 feet.

• Drag their prey more than 1,000 feet from kill site before eating. Hide carcass with branches and leaves and will return to feed several times.

• Primarily eat deer.                                                     

• Also eat coyotes, raccoons, rodents, elk, feral hogs, porcupines, and more.

Picture sourced from: newstalkkgvo.com

General Information:

• Smallest members of the North American deer family.

• Found all across North America.

• Prefer open, woodland areas, but are often found on the fringe of urban communities.

Appearance:

• Adults have reddish-brown coats in the summer and grayish-brown coats in winter.

• Males are called bucks and have antlers (females do not), which are grown annually and shed every winter.

• Have white stripe on their rear that is displayed when they sense danger. This is a method of camouflage.

• Can weigh 110 to 300 pounds as adults.

• Tracks consist of steep hooved marks leading to a distinct point.

Diet:

• Herbivores; eat vegetation available in their areas.          Eat buds and twigs of surrounding trees.
  
• Winter diet mostly consists on conifers since other plants are scarce.

General Information:

• Average lifespan of 2-4 years in the wild.

• Male (dog) and female (vixen) foxes will build dens in the winter to breed. -Females will give birth to a litter of 2-12 kits.

• Mark territory with urine and feces.

• Nocturnal by nature.

• Live in a wide variety of ecosystems across the Northern Hemisphere: grasslands, deserts, mountains, forests, and even suburban areas.

• Predators include bald eagles, coyotes, gray wolves, bears, mountain lions, and humans.

• Tails are known as a "brush."

Appearance:

• Relatively long body with dense, rusty red color fur; ears are black and pointed.

• Legs are darker in color, while fur is white from their nose to their belly.

• Males typically weigh 10-12 pounds and measure 54''-78'' long; females weigh 9-10 pounds and measure 56''-74'' long.

• Kits are dark gray when first born, but grow into their red fur in approximately a month.

Diet:

• Omnivores.

• Mainly hunt small rodents, birds, and rabbits.

• Occasionally eats vegetables, fruit, mice, and fish.

Picture sourced from: nwf.org

General Information:

• Generally secretive, slow-moving, docile snakes.

• Found under logs and rocks in moist or dry forest habitats.                                                       

•  Often found by water.

• Primarily nocturnal, but are occasionally seen sunning on roads, trails, or open areas.

• Typically reproduce in late summer or early fall.

Appearance:

• Named a Rubber Boa because it looks and feels smooth like rubber.

• Small, shiny, stout snake (12 to 28 inches) with very small eyes and a blunt tail.

• Dorsum (top) of adult is plain brown to olive green, while ventral (bottom) is cream to olive. Youth are pinkish to tan on top and light yellow to pink below.

• Adults are typically 35 to 83 cm in length.

Diet:

• Primarily on small mice.

• Occasionally will eat shrews, salamanders, snakes, and lizards.

Picture sourced from: fieldhelpforum.com & Zach Lim

General Information:

>      Smallest of the bear species in North America.

>      Range from Central Canada to the Mexico border in dense forests.

>      Are excellent tree climbers and swimmers.

>      Live on average for 18 years.

Appearance:

>      Are often found to be black, cinnamon, or even blonde in color.

>      Have shorter claws for climbing trees.

>      Adults weigh an average of 100-500lbs.

>      Have a much smaller shoulder hump compared to grizzlies.

Diet:

>      Nuts, berries, insects, deer, and fish.

General Information:

>     Generally found in the northwest region of the United States.

>     Can live in a variety of environments from rocky outcroppings to temperate forests.

>     Spend their days foraging and grooming.

>      Hibernate from late autumn to early spring.

Diet:

>      Plants, seeds, and insects