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
to learn more about Jim click
Halfpenny.me
for the forensic side of
A Naturalist's World
click Track Scene Investigation (TSI) 		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 provided at 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

N E W S:
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2012 WOLF CHART FOR YELLOWSTONE
Latest laminated Wolf Chart details wolves and their packs
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New Book
Charting Yellowstone Wolves
All Laminated Wolf Charts for All Years and more!!
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Tracks Scats and Signs
Rocky Mountains Mammals
Laminated Field Guide
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CHARTING YELLOWSTONE WOLVES
Track the genealogy of your favorite wolf and pack since the beginning!
Written by Jim Halfpenny
Accepting pre-publication orders now - Will ship by May 15, 2012!

Charting Yellowstone wolves: the pictoral record of the
greatest wildlife management experiment of the 20th century,
Wolf Restoration to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Contained here is the complete collection of all
annual laminated wolf charts produced since the beginning.

Now you can trace the genealogy of your favorite wolves and packs
with your own complete permanent record of all 46 charts.

Also included are detailed records of the founders and their fates.
Supplemental materials include range maps for the Ecosystem through 2011.

Just $24.95

To order Charting Yellowtone Wolves CLICK HERE then scroll down.


2 0 1 2 -- Polar Bears of the Arctic -- 2012
 Check out 2010 Polar Bear Expedition
Click here to view

taking reservations now
Go to Classes Tab (Top Of This Page)
to reserve for 2012 Polar Bear Expedition

Tracks Signs and Signs
Rocky Mountain Mammals
Folding pictorial 6-panel laminated field guide
36 Species Accounts
Photos and Text by Dr. Jim Halfpenny
Photographs of common mammals,tracks, trails, signs, scat
Concise explanation of features and habitats
Backpackable, rugged, waterproof
For general enthusiasts

Picture of cover and Grizzly Species Account


Example of panel fold outs

To order Tracks Scats & signs of Rocky Mountain Mammals
CLICK HERE then scroll down.

Check out Summer 2012 Programs
More to appear soon - stay tuned
Mammal Signs (Yellowstone Institute) - May 29 thru June 7
Bears: Bones, Signs, Stories (Yellowstone Institute) - June 2 thru June 5
Basic Tracking (A Naturalist's World) - June 25 and 26
Advanced Tracking (A Naturalist's World) - June 27 thru 29
Mammal Signs (Yellowstone Institute) - July 16 thru July 19
Yellowstone Ecosystem (Yellowstone Institute) - July 28 and 29
Alpine Ecology (Yellowstone Institute) - July 30 and 31
High Arctic 2012 (A Naturalist's World) - Aug 9 thru 19

taking reservations now
Go to Classes Tab (Top Of This Page)
or Contact Yellowtone Association Institute (above)


*** NEW BOOKS ***
 Charting Yellowstone Wolves - Follow the genealogy of your favorite wolf and pack!
Tracking Wolves: The Basics - Find Wolves by tracks, urine, scat, and carcasses!
Track Plates For Mammals - Power to the Tracker! Get Tracks Everywhere!
Discovering Yellowstone Wolves - Reprinted and Finally Available Again!
Scats and Tracks of North America - Combines all Jim's Regional Guides!

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Expedition to
THE HIGH ARCTIC 2012
Greenland, Ellesmere Island, Canadian Archipelago of Islands
You asked for it! ........ The Big One!
A major expedition to the high Arctic, but in luxury!

To download a 6-page brochure Click here.

Pictures below are from our 2011 expedition

To download a 6-page brochure Click here.
Lower-cost berths are limited, register quickly!!

If you want to personally talk with Jim Halfpenny about this expedition,
leave a clear message at (406) 848-9458.
Jim will call back when he is out of the field.

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TRACKING WOLVES: THE BASICS
Find Wolves by tracks, urine, scat, and carcasses!

Written by Jim Halfpenny and Tracy Furman

Essential Guide to Understanding Wolf Footprints, Trails and Sign!

Life history for interpreting when and how trails were made.
Information and measurements allow for determing age and gender.
Covers scents posts, scat, carcasses.

Comparative information for
domestic dogs, coyotes, bobcats, cougars, and bears.
Detailed discussion covers differentiation of
wolf sign from that of other canids.

Just $9.95

To order Tracking Wolves: The Basics CLICK HERE then scroll down.


TRACK PLATES FOR MAMMALS
A How To Manual & Aid To Footprint Identification

Written by Jim Halfpenny, Meghan Walla-Murphy, Elizabeth Rogers, and David Tiller

Power to the Tracker! Now you can get tracks anywhere!

Ingenious devices allow tracker's to get footprints of elusive mammals.
Used where natural substrates do not allow tracking,
such as inside buildings or on hard ground.

Track plates allow you to explore the hidden world
of what lurks when you are not looking.
Used to find rare and endangered species.
Used for non-invasive censusing.

Just $19.95

To order Track Plates for Mammals CLICK HERE then scroll down.


DISCOVERING YELLOWSTONE WOLVES

Now reprinted.
First edition of 5000 sold out immediately

by Jim Halfpenny and Diann Thompson.

First book written about wolf restoration
A must-have, historical glimpse
Pictures of original wolves
Their pack history in Canada.
Details of first 1.5 years
Pack composition charts for 1995 and 1996
And more.

Just $19.95

To order Discovering Yellowstone Wolves CLICK HERE then scroll down.


WORKSHOP ---> COUGARS: ECOLOGY AND VERIFICATION
 Cougars; Mountain Lions; Pumas; Panthers; Catamounts:
All the same mammal!
Verify and Prove Their Presence

Improve your knowledge about cougars, their presence, dangers, and management.

Workshops topics also include ecology, population biology, behavior, human/lion interactions,
pet trade, locating tracks and signs, determining age and sex, verifying presence.

Taught at various locations across the United States

For scheduled LOCATIONS and to REGISTER for
Cougars: Ecology and Verification
CLICK HERE.

Taught by Dr. Jim Halfpenny

If you wish to have a workshop in your location, e-mail us at
trackdoctor@tracknature.com



BOOK ---> 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 $14.95
Hardback $24.95
Written by Dr. Jim Halfpenny






2012 WOLF CHART UPDATES AVAILABLE
To order 2010 wolf charts, CLICK HERE then scroll down.




SCATS AND TRACKS OF NORTH AMERICA
 A coast-to-coast guide to tracking
what critters went before you
Verify and Prove Their Presence

New book created from Jim Halfpenny's
Regional Series of 10 books about Scats and Tracks

 Easy Reference Descriptions
Measurements and Illustrations
nearly 150 Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals
Identification Key and Glossary of Tracking Terms
Instructions for Documenting Your Finds
Common and Rare Species

TO PURCHASE, CLICK HERE.
Paperback $9.95

Written by Dr. Jim Halfpenny and Illustrated by Todd Tealander




CARNIVORE FOOTPRINT CASTS
THE BIG 4
GRIZZLY - COUGAR - WOLF - BLACK BEAR
From Jim's personal collection
Selected to make a lasting impression
For educational and artistic purposes

Each is an exact duplicate and measurements may be made from the cast.

Casts were selected for large size; they are not from average-sized animals. They are impressive!

All footprint casts are life-size,
from wild, free-roaming carnivores
and
come with a written history of the animal, cast surface and location.

To PURCHASE, CLICK HERE.
Casts by Dr. Jim Halfpenny

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

Patriarch of the Druid Wolf Pack - 21M
Matriarchs of the Druid Wolf Pack - 40F / 42F
Druid Sisters - Wolves 40F / 42F

These pieces represent 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 from Druid wolf Packalpha male 21M or from one of the Druid sisters, 40F or 42F.

To learn more about these casts, CLICK HERE.
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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.
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.



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 Center, 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
Ndakinna Education Center
James Bruchac

Society for Primitive Technology

Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School (HOPS)


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