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Iowa DNR: 7 Iowa Wildlife Comebacks
March 03, 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 2:

In the last few centuries, a number of Iowa wildlife species have been extirpated from the state - but some have seen successful comebacks, too.

Check out these seven animals that have made a comeback in Iowa:

Trumpeter swan

Before European settlement of Iowa, trumpeter swans nested throughout the state. Soon after, the draining o . . .

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