So often, the wild animals that live around Lac des Roches move unseen by residents, under the cover of darkness. A stroll around the neighbourhood, particularly after a snowfall, will usually reveal some evidence of animal activity. A resident recently came across these tracks on the shore of Boultbee Road. Tracks indicated that a moose came across the ice from the south shore, crossed the otter’s slide marks, then continued along the north shore, on the same route as the otter. At the same point and on the day before, a coyote had veered away from the shore. This photo shows clearly that the otter slid under the tree, the moose stepped over the tree and the coyote trotted around the tree.