Wild Ideas
Various times, daily
Wild Ideas explores wildlife and conservation topics across Arkansas—from the Ozark Mountains to the Delta bayous. It's a production of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and KUAR and is written and hosted by Kirsten Bartlow, Watchable Wildlife Coordinator for the AGFC.
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Each spring, many Arkansans stumble upon baby rabbits, a helpless looking fawn, or a baby bird hopping around the yard. What should a person do?Don't…
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The yips and howls of coyotes can make your spine tingle, with excitement for some and apprehension for others.With a Latin name that translates to…
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Wild turkey are talkers. Tom turkeys are known for gobbling, their way of saying, "gather round ladies, stay away boys!" But they communicate with each…
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Fish: it's what's for breakfast, lunch and dinner for this bird of prey.Widely admired for its fishing prowess, it's the continent's only raptor that…
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With a large mouth full of teeth, a slimy muscular body, and a reputation for having a voracious appetite, bowfin won't win the Miss Congeniality…
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Spotting a black bear is the stuff of bucket lists. Spying one yanking bird feeders off the deck verges into the too-close-for-comfort category.95% of the…
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More mallards winter in Arkansas than anywhere else in the world.Waterfowl follow ancient, aerial highways from their breeding grounds to southern…
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We were enjoying a peaceful morning with cups of coffee, watching birds flit about their feeders, when a crow-size raptor screamed onto the scene,…
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For such a powerful bird, this raptor emits a wimpy-sounding call.Watch this majestic bird soaring along Arkansas lakes and rivers, especially in during…
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A toy trumpet call announces North America’s heaviest flying bird.Common to Arkansas 150 years ago, this bird was almost eliminated from the continental…