Critters of Iowa is a wildlife pocket guide for children that’s informative, concise, and easy to use. Wildlife biologist Alex Troutman introduces some of the wonderful critters found in Iowa. The book includes 22 mammals, 25 birds, and 17 reptiles and amphibians. Each species is showcased...
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Jonathan Poppele, author of Animal Tracks of the Midwest, shares his tips on how to photograph animal tracks. A good photographic record allows others to see and interpret what you observed, as if they were standing beside you in the field. When we interpret tracks, we...
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Naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela tells us all about the incredible muskrat. Did you know that muskrats are not rats, and that their name is believed to come from the Algonquian Indian language? This winter has been a bit strange in the northland where I...
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