Wildlife

Canada geese, white-tailed deer, wild turkey - these are all species that were once rare in Iowa, but now are seemingly everywhere.

Every spring, nearly one million Sandhill Cranes pass through an 80-mile stretch of the Platte River in Nebraska on their northward migration.

Writer Kaveh Akbar about his debut novel, "Martyr!" Then wildlife rehabilitators discuss the persistent problem of lead poisoning in Iowa's birds.

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge didn’t see as many waterfowl fly through this year, but the dry conditions that are to blame could actually benefit birds in the future.

It's the season of giving, but it's also a season of reflection. It's a time to think about our roles on this planet and the kind of legacy we're creating.

Charity Nebbe speaks with author Richard Louv about his 2019 book, Our Wild Calling.

The author of Wrong Tree: Adventures in Wildlife Biology partnered with his wife, an illustrator and environmental educator, to bring readers into the world of a wildlife technician.

Wildlife expert Jim Pease returns to the show to talk about urban wildlife and how we can peacefully coexist as animals adapt to human-built environments.

Ecological restoration often works from the ground up in an effort to recreate a native ecosystem. Rewilding is about letting nature take its course. What can these different approaches do in Iowa?

Less than 0.1% of Iowa's tallgrass prairie remains today, which once covered 85% of the state's land prior to European-American settlement.