WELCOME....TRACKERS and NATURALISTS!


Schedules change frequently
Please keep TRACK of us.
You can email us at trackdoctor@tracknature.com .

Jim Halfpenny, PhD
Diann Thompson, BSN
PO Box 989
Gardiner, MT 59030		 A NATURALIST'S WORLD

Thank you for visiting our field class listing and product information site.

A Naturalist`s World is dedicated to providing
educational programs and materials
about natural history and ecology.

Classes include tracking, carnivore ecology,
wildlife observation, rare species, northern lights,
and alpine and winter ecology.

Instructional programs vary from 2 days to 2 weeks.

Programs are provided at a variety of locations across North America.

Special Events and Offerings are listed below.

For other materials and to register for classes go to the top of this page, select a topic, and visit the new page to view offerings.



JOIN US!
LEARN in the field!
Don't just talk about it.





Photo by Rick Keats, Yellowstone Year Round

News:
 New Book - Tracking Cougars
Courses - Alaskan Brown Bears, Polar Bears
Please scroll down

TRACKING COUGARS: THE BASICS
 Cougars: Mountain Lions: Pumas: Catamounts:
All the same mammal
Verify and Prove Their Presence

New book created from Jim Halfpenny's 1992 slide show
Slides and Computer Program are still available (click on Visual Aids above)

 Tracks and Trails
Scats and Latrines
Scrapes, Scratch Trees, Kills, Burials

To REVIEW and PURCHASE, CLICK HERE.
You may download a 15-page PDF to review
Paperback $19.95
Hardback $29.95
Written by Dr. Jim Halfpenny



HOT.....HOT.....HOT
This is really hot!!!
Yellowstone Bears in the Wild

Written by noted naturalist, Dr. James C. Halfpenny.

Yellowstone Bears in the Wild is a comprehensive portrait of grizzly bears
and black bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

It features new scientific research including cutting-edge discoveries
about bear biology and ecology.

The information is skillfully enhanced with amazing personal stories from bear biologists,
park rangers, and bear watchers, and from Dr. Halfpenny’s own experiences.

Published June 30, 2007
Special Signed and Numbered Limited Edition of 500
$29.95 plus $6.00 postage: Total $35.95
To learn more or order this book, CLICK HERE then scroll down.


2007 WOLF CHART UPDATES AVAILABLE
To order 2007 wolf charts, CLICK HERE then scroll down.


Residencies in Nature
Natural History in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

 Observe and learn in the field!

 Enhance your knowledge and skills of the natural arena!
With an academic, field-experience mentored by Dr. Jim Halfpenny

4 weeks in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
for all students of nature

A guided trail of individualized, field-oriented self-study
professional-level, observational-based

Choose one of four study paths
 animal tracking
cold weather ecology
general natural history.
mammal ecology and behavior
To learn more or register for a Residency, CLICK HERE.


Track Education Center and Museum

The home of A Natualist's World is in Gardiner, Montana
at the center of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

To learn more about the Track Education Ceter, click here.


Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild
 Everything you wanted to know about the wolves of Yellowstone!


written by Jim Halfpenny.
For details about Yellowstone Wolves in the Wild, CLICK HERE.



A Naturalist's World
proudly presents
three cold-cast bronze art pieces:


Patriarch of the Pack
Wolf Tracks Across Yellowstone
The Druid Sisters

These pieces represent the success of Yellowstone wolf restoration
and will grace any desk, table, or wall in any home or office.
The bronzes were created from footprints obtained by Jim Halfpenny.
Tracks were made alpha male 21M or by one of the Druid sisters, 40F or 42F.

To learn more about these casts, CLICK HERE.

For The Outdoor Enthusiast, Check Our Friend's Web Sites

Wolf Restoration in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
Ralph Maughan's Wolf Report


Learning About Wolves
 Science, Humanities, and a 100-lb Gray Wolf called Koani
Pat Tucker and Bruce Weide

Art and Sculptures of wolves and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
 Bronze and drawings by
George Bumann

Photographs of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Enjoy the Photography of our friends
Dan, Cindy, and Cassie Hartman
 Mark Millar
 Bob Weselmann
Horseback trips into Yellowstone Ecosystem
 our guides and friends
HA and Vicki Moore
The study of How Ancient Peoples Lived
Society for Primitive Technology
Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School (HOPS)
Primitive Technology Home Page

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