CONSERVING WILDLIFE - SERVING PEOPLE May FEATURES 18 Take them fishing Nurturing beginning anglers isn't as hard as it seems, just don't forget snacks. 24 The special stick Getting the right stick can be a make-or-break moment for great blue herons looking for a mate. 30 Go for it! You don't have to be an expert to get kids interested in the outdoors. 24 30 ON THE COVER Swift fox kits in the Shirley Basin scan the horizon after the vixen sounded an alarm bark. While kits are learning to watch for raptors, coyotes and badgers, they are eager to get back to the play that will help them succeed in future hunts. Settings used for this photo: Canon EOS R5, 1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 500. (Photo by Ron Hayes) Wildlife | 3 38 ON THE BACKPAGE Kim Frazier, Wyoming Game and Fish Department director of the Wildlife Forensic and Fish Health Laboratory, dissects a fish with a young attendee of the 2019 Wyoming Outdoor Expo in Casper. The 2022 Wyoming Outdoor Expo will be held at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper May 5-7. (Photo by Mark Gocke/WGFD) 38 Completing the circle John Turner was key in leading the charge of the reintroduction of wolves in and around Wyoming. INSPIRE A KID ADVENTURE BOOK REGULAR SECTIONS 2 From the Director 4 A Couple Pennies 5 Mailbag 6 8 Opening Shot News 12 In the Field 14 Working Together 16 Project Profiles 17 Inspire a Kid 46 Wild Country Dispatch Wyoming Wildlife | 3