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Iowa's Wildlife
Vol Wildlife Monitoring
News Release

2024 Peregrine Falcon Nesting Report

Iowa DNR began a Peregrine Falcon restoration program in 1989 with 23 birds released in Cedar Rapids followed by another 19 released in Des Moines in 1991.

Display Date
March 12, 2025
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Adult Peregrine Falcon and nestlings sit in a shallow "scrape" that serves as a nest. Photo by Randy Cook.
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Radio tagged Iowa birds part of international migration survey

Wood thrushes are fairly common, but the population is declining across its range by as much as 60 percent since 1970.

Display Date
August 27, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Survey of regal fritillaries provide insight into population status for prairie icon

On this late June morning, a dozen wildlife experts and summer staff were standing in a parking lot near a small pond at the Ringgold Wildlife Area.

Display Date
July 30, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
Hunting
News Release

Habitat diversity draws bird watchers, hunters to Copeland Bend

Forty miles south of Council Bluffs on the Missouri River is the 3,500-plus-acre Copeland Bend Wildlife Area.

Display Date
July 16, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Enjoy the buzz – support the local bees and butterflies by adding pollinator friendly plants around the house

Plant some pollinator friendly native plants in a pot, or flower bed or garden and support the local bees and butterflies.

Display Date
June 11, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
Public Meeting or Comments

Kirke Woods management topic of June 6 public meeting

The Iowa DNR is hosting a public meeting to discuss past and future management of the 474-acre Kirke Woods Wildlife Area, on June 6, at 5:30 p.m.

Display Date
May 20, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
Public Meeting or Comments

Forney Lake management is topic of June 4 public meeting

The DNR is hosting a public meeting to discuss past and future management of the 1,317-acre Forney Lake Wildlife Area, on June 4, from 6-8 p.m.

Display Date
May 14, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
Hunting - Migratory Game Birds

World Migratory Bird Day is May 11

World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) has been raising awareness about the importance of migratory bird conservation since 1993.

Display Date
May 7, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Leave wildlife babies where they belong --- In the wild

It's as predictable as May flowers - from border to border, the Wildlife Baby Season has arrived in Iowa.

Display Date
April 23, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

2023 Nesting Report for Peregrine Falcon

Breeding Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) disappeared from Iowa in the mid-20th Century.

Display Date
April 8, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Annual spring wildlife spotlight survey underway, 2024

The Iowa DNR is currently conducting their annual nighttime spring spotlight surveys across the state, collecting info on Iowa’s deer and furbearer populations.

Display Date
April 2, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Find fleeting beauties of spring with the DNR weekly bloom report

Wildflowers are enticing treasures for wilderness lovers each year. One of the most encouraging signs of spring, the first wildflowers seem to bloom overnight.

Display Date
March 26, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

USDA announces Conservation Reserve Program general signup for 2024

The USDA announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program.

Display Date
March 5, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Gray wolf found dead on the northwest edge of Davenport

A large canine found lying in the median of I-80 in Scott County Monday morning has been identified as a young adult male gray wolf.

Display Date
February 23, 2024
Iowa's Wildlife
News Release

Number of donors to the Chickadee Tax Check-off continues to decline

Last year, more than 5,800 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form.

Display Date
January 23, 2024

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