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Episode 196
Over this past weekend there was a bear running around not far from Dispatches HQ. This seems to be a pattern recently - not just here in Cheyenne, …
9 hours ago
Episode 134: An Otter Otter
Episode 195
Here in North America we have otters: River otters and Sea otters. So how do they match up to the King of the Otters - the Giant otter? Find out on…
1 week ago
Dirt Dispatch #61
Episode 194
Let's go back to Michigan Wildlife Sketches and see what the Michigan DNR had to say about Wolves and Coyotes in 1972. You don't have to live in Mic…
2 weeks ago
Episode 133: Say Your Prayers
Episode 193
Praying mantises are remarkable insects - learn more about these ambush predators on this episode of the Dispatches from the Forest Podcast!
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3 weeks ago
Dirt Dispatch #60
Episode 192
Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes and greenback cutthroat trout in the news, and a weird rumor about groundhogs - find out what's been on my mind in th…
4 weeks ago
Episode 132: Least but not Last
Episode 191
For being the smallest members of the weasel family, Least weasels are heavy metal bad-asses! Even ancient people thought so - some of the myths ar…
1 month ago
Dirt Dispatch #59
Episode 190
Swainson's hawks have been described as "a classic species of the open country of the Great Plains and the West". But this is no ordinary raptor - S…
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 131: Dragons and Damels
Episode 189
Dragonflies and damselflies are one of my favorite insects, but I think that we don't really give them too much thought. But I think they deserve mo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Dirt Dispatch #58
Episode 188
I was recently gifted a book from the Michigan Depart of Natural Resources that was published in 1972. Tune in to hear what the Michigan Department …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 130: A Giraffe and a Half
Episode 187
Giraffes are the tallest terrestrial animal and largest ruminant on the planet. But what the heck are ossicones? And what does "necking" mean when …
2 months ago