Great American Outdoors

Located in eastern Idaho, Harriman State Park and the eight miles of the Henrys Fork of the Snake River that flows through it, attract wildlife of all sorts. Sightings of elk and moose are common. Also in the park: trumpeter swans, bald eagles, osprey, sandhill cranes, black bear, deer coyotes and more.

• By Jan Butchofsky

In November, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese and other migratory birds glide to rest and feed in The Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge

• Courtesy South Dakota Tourism

The Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park boasts herds of buffalo running wild in the 71,000-acre park. Antelope, elk, deer, turkey, prairie dogs and countless other species abound

• By Mary Bergin, Roadstraveled.com

The 225-acre International Crane Foundation, near Baraboo, Wisconsin, is the only place in the world that is home to all 15 species of cranes; 11 are classified endangered or vulnerable.

• Wind River Visitor Council

The largest herd of wintering Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in North America inhabits the Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep area near Dubois, Wyo., in the northwestern part of the state.

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  • The Wilds
  Visitors go on safari to see rare species including the white rhino, cheetahs and more on nearly 10,000 acres of fenced grasslands at The Wilds in southeastern Ohio.
  
  
  
  
  

  • By Earl West, Jr., Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

  See red foxes at the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware
  
  
  
  
  

  • By Elaine Warner

  Driving slowly through the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is highly recommended
  
  
  
  
  

  • By Frank Gallo, Natural Selections

  This is a Willet, a shorebird that nests in the marsh at Connecticut Audubon Society's Coastal Center at Milford Point
  
  
  
  

  • Arkansas Dept. of Parks & Tourism

  The fertile forests and 300 lakes of the White River Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas are interlaced with streams, sloughs, and bayous, and are a haven for myriad native wildlife and migratory birds
  
  
  
  
  

  • By Steve J. Shaluta, West Virginia Department of Commerce

  The West Virginia State Wildlife Center in Upshur County offers a unique opportunity to learn about species in the Mountain State. View black bears, wolves and bald eagles from a 1.25-mile interpretive trail that winds through forested hillside.
  
  
  
  
  

  • By Matthew Inden, Colorado Tourism Office

  Elk graze unperturbed in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
  
  
  
  
  

  • By Mike Whye

  Sandhill cranes migrate through Nebraska
  
  
  
  

  • By Donna Bingham, NHDTTD

  New Hampshire's "Moose Alley" is on the short list for dependable roadside moose-spotting. Dawn and dusk are optimal times to make the slow drive on forested Route 3 as moose come out of the woods in search of salt licks.