Rest easy...the scat has arrived!

Scat is the scientific word for poop, #2, doo-doo, etc. It may be difficult to answer the question, "Does a bear scat in the woods?" However, based on the image, it appears that a bear will scat on an environmental educator's desk!

Tracks and scats have been purchased as part of the Audubon Center at Francis Beidler Forest summer camp program. The Black Bear (Ursus americanus) and Beaver (Castor canadensis) scats were on backorder. Today, with much relief, we received the precious piles via UPS.

Obviously, the large track is from a Black Bear as is the black scat. The lighter-colored scat is from a Beaver and the plaster cast is of a White-tailed Deer. The vinyl tracks will be used to make impressions in the sand for campers to then make plaster casts of the tracks. The scat and any bones we have lying around will be placed with the tracks for campers to identify using a field guide. In the meantime, the staff best watch where they sit, because it is well-documented that, "Scat happens!"