A Bald Eagle and Her Friends Beauty, the bald eagle featured on the cover of this magazine after she received a 3D-printed prosthetic beak (see “Engineering Beauty,” IDAHO magazine, May 2016), has since become the star of a
Once Rare, Now Returning By Mary Terra-Berns I was anxious to see what was in the net. The winch slowly spooled back rope and brought the hoop net up from the bottom of the river. Idaho Department of
Lovable Until They’re Not Story and Photos by Khaliela Wright I’m a cat person. In college, I acquired a persnickety part-Siamese, which I dubbed Stinky. He was my companion for nineteen years, making him my longest relationship. He
And the Humans They Encounter By Karlene Bayok Edwards Back in 1961, as we drove home to McCall after a week of camping, a large black bear walked out into the middle of the dirt road in front
Mom on a Mission Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle One morning in 2014, when my wife Barbara and I were living amid an abundance of wildlife in the Orofino area, we saw a whitetail doe heading toward
Stuff You Probably Didn’t Know Story and Photos by Les Tanner I’ve been a fan of butterflies ever since I was a kid. My dad was a fan, too. But it was a self-taught biologist and author, Vinson
Investigating the Mysterious Wolverine By Mary Terra-Berns As soon as I heard that deep growl coming from the trap, time disappeared for me. It was my first wolverine up close and personal, a recapture numbered M333. He was
Talk about a Close Shave By Jesse Warburton, aka Brother Music In northern Idaho, deer, geese, ducks and other wildlife can be observed almost everywhere—in the parks, paddling about in ditches next to the road, crossing streets, eating
Reeducating Goats and People By Mary Terra-Berns Three miles of trail and nearly 3,700 feet of elevation gain lay behind my husband Tony and me as we stopped for a breather at the old campsite near the edge
