the wild
Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Feb 26, 2006 by Jan Biles Capital-Journal
"It's a lot of sweat," he said. "It's a lot of agony."
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Please see WILD, Page 3B
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Wild: Photographer focuses
on amphibians, reptiles
PHOTOGRAPHER SUZANNE COLLINS
Work history: Retired in December 1998 as assistant to the dean of the School of Education at The University of Kansas
Photos have appeared in: Peterson's field guides for venomous animals/poisonous plants and reptiles and amphibians of eastern and central North America; "Amphibians and Reptiles in Kansas" (third edition); "A Guide to Great Snakes of Kansas" (second edition); magazines such as The Nature Conservancy, Natural History, Ranger Rick, The World & I and Kansas Wildlife and Parks
Co-authored books: "Kansas Wildlife"; "Kansas Wetlands: A Wildlife Treasury"; "Amphibians and Reptiles of the Cimarron National Grasslands"; "An Illustrated Guide to Endangered or Threatened Species in Kansas"; "Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheyenne Bottoms"
Awards: Sixth Annual Chickadee Checkoff Photography Award by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, 1990; recognized by Kansas House of Representatives for photography and books, January 1999; Conservation Communicator of the Year by the Kansas Wildlife Federation, 2000
Professional organizations: President, Kansas Herpetological Society, 2002; currently secretary-treasurer and board member, The Center for North American Herpetology, headquartered in Lawrence; president, JTC Enterprises, an environmental consulting firm
Permanent exhibits: Prairie Center in Wichita; Bronx Zoo Reptile House; Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit on Declining Amphibians
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