spooring
/ˈspɔrɪŋ/
noun
- The act of tracking an animal by following its footprints or other signs.
- After hours of spooring, they finally located the elephant herd.
- Spooring is an essential skill for wildlife researchers in the savanna.
- The guide taught us the basics of spooring during the safari.
adjective
- Relating to or used for tracking animals by their footprints or signs.
- They carried spooring sticks to measure the depth of the tracks.
- He read a book on spooring methods for identifying big cats.
- The spooring technique requires patience and attention to detail.