August CONSERVING WILDLIFE - SERVING PEOPLE FEATURES 18 Powerful packers Llamas pack the punch for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to conduct backcountry fish sampling. 24 Room to grow Researchers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are looking into how expandable collars work for pronghorn. 18 24 ON THE COVER The Great Plains toad can be found in eastern Wyoming, but this was the first one the photographer had ever seen. This toad was found near the Cheyenne River in northern Converse County, making its way through a prairie dog town in the midafternoon. Settings used for this photo: Canon EOS-7D Mark II, 1/800 sec, f/6.3, ISO 640. (Photo by Ron Hayes) Wildlife | 3 30 ON THE BACKPAGE Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Statewide Information Specialist Stephanie Estell inspects a watercraft at the Interstate 25 aquatic invasive species check station south of Cheyenne. This check station and several others throughout the state help prevent aquatic invasive species from entering Wyoming. (Photo by Emalee Roth/WGFD) 30 Viewing hotspots Join a photographer on a journey across the state to see wildlife in areas less crowded than national parks. 38 A bird's-eye view Drones give a different look at wildlife and habitat projects. GIVE A GIFT REGULAR SECTIONS 2 From the Director 4 A Couple Pennies 5 Mailbag 6 8 Opening Shot News 13 A Look Back 14 Inspire a Kid 15 Wild Kitchen 16 In the Field 46 Wild Country Dispatch Wyoming Wildlife | 3https://wgfd.wyo.gov/ https://subscribe.pcspublink.com/websis/GiftOrder?p=WWLF&tr=JGIFT