Wildlife Express

Wildlife Express is a monthly newsletter for elementary school age children that teaches lessons about wildlife species and subjects.

Current Issue

Redband Trout - May 2020 – [PDF, 3.1 MB]
Redband Trout Activities – [PDF, 5.5 MB]

Strengthen your students’ literacy of non-fiction by using Wildlife Express to meet Idaho Core Standards. Wildlife Express is the perfect informational text for you and your students.

Each issue features an Idaho wildlife species and articles related to science and ecological concepts. The articles are written in an educational and entertaining fashion that gets students excited to read and learn about wildlife and their environments.

Teachers click the link next to the current issue for activities and lessons to teach language arts, math, and science that coordinate with each issue.

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News

Wildlife Express: Redband trout are Idaho’s native resident rainbow

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 8:45 AM MDT

Redband trout are found in a variety of stream habitats in Idaho, from some of the warmest streams in the Owyhee desert, to the smallest mountain streams in remote alpine settings of central and northern Idaho.

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Wildlife Express: Marvelous mayflies, toothed dragons, constructing caddisflies

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 2:15 PM MDT

Some may think aquatic insects are an outdoor nuisance, but did you know they play an important role in our environment?

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Black bears are Idaho’s forest bears

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 10:54 AM MDT

Most bears we see in Idaho are black bears, and as spring arrives, they will be waking from their winter sleep, leaving their cozy dens to find food. This month’s Wildlife Express covers these surprisingly shy, secretive animals, as well as springtime activities to enjoy outdoors to beat the winter blahs.

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Wildlife Express: Falcons are hunters on the fly

Friday, February 21, 2020 - 8:41 AM MST

Falcons are known for their speed and hunting techniques, and depending on the time of year, you can see them soaring through Idaho skies. Idaho has five different species of falcons; prairie falcon, merlin, American kestrel, gyrfalcon, and Idaho’s state raptor, the peregrine falcon. Get to know these birds of prey in this month’s Wildlife Express.

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Living near wildlife has its rewards, challenges

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 9:40 AM MST

Urban wildlife is all around us in Idaho, and seeing a deer in a local park, raccoon tracks in the snow, or a hawk in the backyard can be fascinating and educational. Learn how to be a responsible wildlife watcher and neighbor in this month’s Wildlife Express.

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Beavers have long history in Idaho

Friday, December 13, 2019 - 8:21 AM MST

In 2015, Idaho beavers became internet sensations after an Idaho Fish and Game video was discovered showing the animals parachuting into the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in the 1950s.

Wildlife Express American Beaver (Castor canadensis)