🐺 Wolf track or dog track? How to tell the difference 👣 Confusing wolf tracks with dog tracks is common — and in real field conditions it can be difficult even for experienced observers. Why? Because tracks change depending on conditions. Snow type, mud, sand, rain, thawing, freezing and the animal’s speed can all distort the shape and size of a footprint. Key differences (when conditions allow): 🔹 Shape & symmetry • Wolf: oval, compact, very symmetrical • Dog: rounder, often asymmetrical 🔹

Wildlife officials fitted tracking collars on five gray wolves in Northern California to help monitor the growing wolf populations in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou and Tehama counties. This video, from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shows teams capturing a gray wolf, fastening a collar on it before releasing it back to the wild. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4bCTXNt #wold #wolves #california #northerncalifornia #northstate #norcal #news #localnews #breakingnews #newvideo | North C