I think a black bear peeled the bark and ate the cambium
Please help me identify this animal I believe to be a cougar. Pictures were caught in front of my house on my security camera at 3:39 am. I have video as well (see link below). I uploaded some prints of tracks in my yard but I am not an expert so I don't know if these are from this or another animal. These are only a couple of the pictures of tracks taken. I believe he was in my backyard as well as the front based on potential tracks as well as my dog's reaction to scents in the back yard in the morning. It looked like he walked down the driveway on hard ice but these prints could belong to him.
I have uploaded video to utube for viewing on this link: https://youtu.be/XxQEEh-49EM
Damage. If not squirrel, probably a rat, but squirrels run this place.
Loads of bobcat tracks in Ann Nuevo State Park
Scat and Scrapes, Bobcat, Año Nuevo State Park
Bobcat or ocelot?
Open to suggestions on this sandy track.
Scat
Burrow and tracks
Scat. The first two images are of the scat with the uric acid cap. The third photo is pulling apart the scat to reveal hair and fur. The fourth photo is of a smashed uric acid cap.