Nutria and muskrats are often mistaken for beavers, but once you get to know them, it's easy to tell these semi-aquatic rodents apart. 

Get to know nutria and muskrats better - learn who's an invasive species and where - and what makes these them so interesting.

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Spring is here (at least according to the calendar) and even if we're still getting snow, the signs of spring are all around: Northern Flickers, Mountain Bluebirds, the return of my Pelican Army and ground squirrels coming out of hibernation.  Also, I had another uncommon animal sighting this week.  Find out more in this Dirt Dispatch!

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It's springtime feral friends - at least by the calendar - and that means it's Prairie Chicken mating season!  Learn about these amazing birds - whose mating dances inspired traditional dances of the Native American people.

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Sometimes you're in the right place, at the right time, and the universe gives you a gift.

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Thanks to a listener request, this episode is all about earthworms!  There are over 6000 species of earthworm and they come in a wide range of sizes (and I mean a WIDE range!)  Dig into the underground life of earthworms on this episode!

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Nothing says "I love you" like bringing home a dead squirrel, Phenology and how to tell the difference between a crow and a raven.  Check it all out on this episode of Dirt Dispatches!

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It's shark week - well, at least here at Dispatches from the Forest.  We don't have sharks here in Wyoming, but sharks found in all of the world's oceans and seas - and sometimes, surprisingly, far away from the ocean up a river.  Learn more about these amazing elasmobranch fishes!

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Bald Eagles, Moose and the importance of community science.  Find out what I've been up to the last couple weeks on this episode!

Today we're going to look at a couple of birds that are frequent visitors to bird feeders - especially in the winter.  One of which is, according to Cornell Labs "universally considered to be cute".  How can you resist?

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Deer antlers, Pronghorns horns and coyote tracks.  Also: don't forget to register for the first Final Feral Friday Webinar coming up on January 31st at 11a Mountain Time!

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