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Black-Necked Stilt

Show-Me Shorebirds

Learn to spot these summer visitors when you’re at the lake or on a float trip.

American Bumblebee

Pollination Partners

Plants and animals team up to keep nature abounding with blooms.

Newt

Eft You Only Newt …

Lizard or salamander? Missouri’s only newt can pass for both.

American Burying Beetle

Beetlemania!

No other animals on Earth are more successful than these insects.

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July 2020
December 2012/January 2013 cover
December, 2012

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Red Fox vs. Vole
How To: Make a Birdseed Wreath
Sky Pirates
Animal Wrappers
Wild Jobs: Hatchery Worker
Strange But True
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December 2012
October/November 2012 cover
October, 2012

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Tarantula Hawk vs. Texas Brown Tarantual
How To: Field Dress a Deer
Nature's Zombies
Super Squirrels
Wild Jobs: Raptor Nurse Amber VanStrien
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October 2012
August/September 2012 cover
August, 2012

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Tiger Moth vs. Bat
How to: Make an Underwater Viewer
Camping With Dad
Back to School
Wild Jobs: Tree Climber Ryan Russell
Strange But True
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August 2012
June/July 2012 cover
June, 2012

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Pray: Kingsnake vs. Copperhead
How To: Fillet a Fish
Missouri's Coolest Cats
Mud, Fun and Frogs
Wild Job: Nature Artist Mark Raithel
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June 2012
April/May 2012 cover
April, 2012

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Bass vs. Crayfish
How To: Make a Turkey Call
Giants of the Night
The Adventures of Bionic Bird and Robo-Deer
Wild Jobs: Collared-Lizard Researcher Amy Conley
Strange But True
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April 2012
February/March 2012 cover
February, 2012

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Striped Skunk vs. Great horned owl
How to: Build Butterfly Bombs
Chasing Rainbows
The Wood Duck Diaries
Wild Jobs: Wildfire Dozer Driver Sam Jewett
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February 2012
December 2011/January 2012 cover
December, 2011

In this issue...

One Wild Party
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December 2011
October/November 2011 cover
October, 2011

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Not Your Typical Snapshot
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Conservation Agent Tammy Pierson
My Outdoor Adventure
The Yearlong Hunt
Anmal Assassins
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October 2011
August/September 2011 cover
August, 2011

In this issue...

Photos With Nop and Dave: Starry Night
You Discover
Wild Jobs: Darter Diver Doug Novinger
My Outdoor Adventure
The Underworld
Having a Blast
Xplor More: Ask a Persimmon
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August 2011

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