Iowa Animals

Here in Iowa, we're used to seeing squirrels, sparrows, rabbits, and a few other creatures. But not a bird that isn't even native to our continent!

The owner was breeding them and planned to sell them. In Iowa. WHY?

Why are they there and how the heck did these creatures get to Iowa!?

With the cost of everything increasing, Iowa's animal shelters are seeing a rise in people who are surrendering their pets.

A THIRD bear sighting took place in Dubuque, Iowa in less than two weeks. Check out all three videos and reports.

Seeing one black bear in Iowa is a shock to the system. This city in northeast Iowa has seen two in one week, and someone has captured it on video both times!

The bear was caught on camera eating out of a bird feeder outside a residential home in Northeast Iowa.

Two Seals at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines had something they'd never seen before dropped off outside their tank recently, and they just couldn't take their eyes off of it.

In February of this year, WHO13 in Des Moines reported a mountain lion sighting in Dallas County, which the DNR confirmed. The same animal may have shown up on a trail cam this week.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund recently released their 2021 U.S. State Animal Protection Laws Rankings Report, and Iowa doesn't look too good.