Conference – Tracker Certification

Conference

Save the date for the next
North American Wildlife Tracker Conference:
February 27-28, 2027

Submit a presentation proposal by December 15.

Conference Themes:

Tracking applications and research: How you use track and sign, and trailing skills to support wildlife research.

Wildlife behavior and natural history findings: Have you encountered a novel behavior or expanded your understanding of a species’ life history through tracking? Share your findings.

Outreach and engagement tools for trackers: How do you share tracking with the world? (e.g. teaching techniques, starting a tracking club, publishing findings, hosting certifications)

Tracking instructional workshops: Beginner through Advanced topics on how to track, distinguishing track and sign, etc. (e.g., gait analysis, bird nest ID, amphibian tracks)

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Click here to access the recordings from our 2025 event

Presentation Descriptions

Presenter Bios

The 3rd biennial North American Wildlife Tracker Conference took place April 25-27, 2025. From studying food cache strategies and gait patterns to analyzing phenological shifts, den-sharing dynamics, and predator-prey interactions — this year’s presentations reveal the complex science behind the signs. Whether it’s through camera traps, citizen science, skeletal analysis, or track morphology, these sessions highlight how tracking is a powerful tool for research, conservation, and ecological understanding. Join biologists, trackers, naturalists, and researchers working across ecosystems — from the snowy forests of Ontario to the urban wilds of Chicago — to uncover what footprints, feathers, scrapes, and scat can teach us about the natural world.