Wildlife

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.

The disease, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2, was first observed in the southwest United States in March of 2020 and has rapidly spread to nearly half of all states.

Iowa conservation groups hope restoring a wetland just north of Big Spirit Lake will lead to better water quality and greater wildlife.

Bird flu has hit several commercial turkey flocks in northwest Iowa this month, leading to the destruction of more-than 400,000 birds. An economist says that’s likely to have an impact on turkey production in that part of the state.

A new report by the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium shows the state has established more than 430,000 acres of habitat for monarch butterflies.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported that the state's first case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) was detected in Story County on Monday.

Iowa is one of the most biologically altered states in the nation — with nearly all of its natural habitat razed. Some people are looking at how they can resurrect the natural land and the wildlife it has lost.

The 1619 Freedom School in Waterloo is a free after-school program designed to help students improve their literacy and develop a love for reading through a curriculum centered on Black American history.