David Moskowitz Wildlife Tracking and Photography

A few spaces left in the certifications Nate Harvey and I are running in Northwest Montana at the end of May and early June with Swan Valley Connections!

Wildlife Tracks & Sign Certification — Swan Valley Connections Wildlife Tracks & Sign Certification 2026 Certification Dates Evaluations fill very quickly - early registration is recommended. Standard Trailing Certification May 30-31, 2026 • $500Spend two days in the field with professional wildlife tracker and educator Nate Harvey in this CyberTracker certif...

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬!

I’m about to release a new guide to animal tracks—one that’s designed to be practical, durable, and incredibly useful on your next adventure. It’s a hands-on, life-sized reference that includes every track featured in my field guide Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest—and track illustrations from three species not in the field guide! What makes it unique:

🐾𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬: Perfect for quick, accurate identification in the field.

🐾𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 & 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟: Built to withstand the elements, because tracking doesn't stop when the rain starts!

🐾𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞: Every track from the Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest guide, plus new, bonus tracks to explore.

Whether you’re a dedicated tracker or just curious about the animals you share the landscape with, this guide will be your companion in the field. It’s built for real-world use: easy to carry, easy to read, and ready for any weather. Perfect for outdoor educators looking for a visual resource for field instruction and hands-on student engagement.

The 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 (only available in the US - 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔). If you’re interested in getting your hands on one head over to my new online store

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𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 - 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭!

Use the code 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝟓% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 the bone class for yourself or someone you love. Available until Dec 31st

Got a special nature lover in your life who might like this as a holiday gift? We now have a gifting option available on the course website!

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Had the opportunity to spend a couple of days documenting the drought in the Yakama River basin for American Rivers last month....

Faces of Drought: A Crisis in the Yakima The Yakima River Basin in Central Washington is experiencing one of the worst prolonged droughts in modern history. American Rivers visited our partners in the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan to witness the river and better understand the drought’s impacts on the fish, farms, and communities it suppo...

I followed the tracks of wolves in the North Cascades to discover the remains of this black bear the wolves had been feeding on. Even though the bear was long dead, her bones told me a great deal about her life besides just what species of animal. For instance she was an old bear who had done a lot of feeding on the cambium of trees over the course of her life! Join and I to learn how to read stories like this from bones you find in the field yourself!

Last chance to register for our new online mammal bone class and get 10%!

Learn to identify, interpret, and appreciate the skeletal wonders of mammals. Deepen your field skills.

Use the code BONEFIEND to get 10% off before September 18th
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Just 4 days left till my new online Mammal Bones course launches. Join my mailing list and I will send you a discount code for 10% off the cost of the course.
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𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬? Learn about mammal skeletons online! ⁣
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Kim Shelton examines the leg bones of a mountain caribou in the Selkirk mountains during our field work for the Mountain Caribou Project. Being able to identify whose bones these were, where on the body they were from, and who had been chewing on them helped us interpret the scene we found in this mountain meadow.

Space still available for a trailing certification this fall on the Olympic Peninsula here in Washington this fall. Come trail elk and bears with me!

Wildlife Trailing Certification — October 20 and 21, 2025 — CedarRoot School Monday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 21, 2025 8:00am-4:00pm Location: Dosewallips State Park Instructor: David Moskowitz Trailing is the practice of following the trail left behind by an animal with the intention of finding the animal and/or interpreting its behavior from the tra

https://methowvalleynews.com/2025/08/28/moskowitz-work-is-finalist-for-state-book-awards/

Moskowitz work is finalist for State Book Awards – Methow Valley News Moskowitz work is finalist for State Book Awards August 28, 2025 by Methow Valley News Photos courtesy of David Moskowitz “Big River,” by David Moskowitz and Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, is a State Book Awards finalist. “Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin,” with photos by l...

I was honored to be invited and able to head out for a strenuous day in the field with wildlife biologists from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Fish and Wildlife Program to track down and document Canada lynx kittens! Exciting news here and amazing work they're doing alongside Conservation Northwest

Our CCT F&W program confirmed the presence of wápupxn (lynx) kittens in the Kettle Range. This momentous news is the culmination of years of work by a dedicated group of biologists committed to returning wápupxn to this area.

On November 2, 2021 the first male and female lynx were released on the Reservation in an effort to re-establish a self-sustaining population of lynx to the Kettles. For the past 4 years Tribal biologists have been tracking GPS collared lynx in order to document patterns of dispersal, habitat selection, home range establishment, mortality and denning attempts. Now for the first time in over 40 years, live lynx kittens have been confirmed in the Kettle Range. Welcome home wápupxn!

Photo credit: David Moskowitz