Long, Hard Winter

By Charity Nebbe,

Published March 11, 2014 at 3:08 PM CDT

Iowa’s had deeper frost levels this year due to an early onset of cold and a lack of both snow cover and moisture. As a result likely fewer animals that hibernate underground like woodchucks (pictured above,) turtles and snakes survived the winter. ";

This past winter is the state's harshest winter in decades. Wildlife biologist Jim Pease talks with host Charity Nebbe about the negative and positive effects of this long, hard winter on Iowa's wildlife.

Long, Hard Winter

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