Wood frogs are the only amphibians to inhabit Alaska north of the Southeast Panhandle region. And they survive long, harsh winters by entering a state of suspended animation. In essence, their bodies ...

We pulled alongside the gravel road at 6 a.m. to change into our hunting clothes and hiking boots. Our distressed optic nerves and fatigued bodies needed a short nap after a 12-hour drive and before ...

Above eleven thousand feet in a Colorado winter, the only bird you’re likely to see – if you see it at all – is the White-tailed Ptarmigan. When mountains are bare, this tiniest member of the grouse ...

The lark bunting is Colorado’s state bird, but in our mountains, a good case could be made for the white-tailed ptarmigan. White-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura), also known as snow quail, live year ...

SEATTLE— In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a ...