Virginia Department
of Forestry

Field Notes: Name Those Tracks!

February 22, 2018 11:31 am

by Forestry Technician Jesse Bander

Can you identify these tracks found on a muddy stream bank?

If you guessed a raccoon (Procyon lotor lotor), you know your tracks!  Raccoons are very active this time of year, with February being the middle of their breeding season (January – March). For more information on this common, but mischievous, mammal please visit: https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/information/raccoon/  

Category: Education