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A tan and white freshwater mussel nestled in a sandy river bed.

Finding the Elusive Salamander Mussel Alive in Illinois After a Century in Obscurity

February 3, 2025 by Sarah Douglass, Mark Davis

Aquatic Organisms | People | Research | Endangered and Threatened Species | Mussels | Research | Rivers and Lakes

Six brown bison graze on a prairie with pink flowers interspersed throughout.

Plant and Bird Responses to Bison Grazing at Nachusa Grasslands

February 3, 2025 by Elizabeth Bach, Antonio Del Vallé

Land | Research | Wildlife | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Mammals | Places to Visit | Prairie or Grassland

Oak leaves curled up and deformed do to herbicide drift on an oak tree limb.

The Silent Trespasser: How Herbicide Drift is Threatening Illinois’ Wild Landscapes

February 3, 2025 by Kim Erndt-Pitcher, Martin Kemper

Land | Research | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Plants

In front of a woodland an adult male white-tailed deer with antlers stands alert. To the right of the male is an adult female white-tailed deer walking towards the edge of the woodland.

Why Are Deer So Successful in Illinois?

February 3, 2025 by Jameson Mori, Nelda A. Rivera

Recreation | Research | Wildlife | Deer | Hunting | Research | Wildlife Pick

A gray and orange squirrel sits in a green lawn and eats a nut. In the background are large rocks framing the edge of a driveway next to a gray car.

Nuts and Niches: How Two Illinois Squirrel Species Share the Landscape

February 3, 2025 by Nathan Proudman

Land | Research | Wildlife | Mammals | Research

An adult male white-tailed deer is silhouetted against a bright orange sunset while walking across a fallow agricultural field.

Wildlife Research News

February 3, 2025 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Research | Wildlife | Amphibians | Birds | Climate Change | Deer | Research

A white, brown, and black hawk holds a fish in its talons while flying close to the surface of a a freshwater lake.

Can They Hack It? A Decade of Efforts to Re-Establish Osprey in Illinois

November 1, 2024 by Kaleigh Gabriel

Research | Wildlife | Birds | Osprey | Population Successes | Research | Wildlife Health

A scientist wearing orange waders stands in a boat on a river holding a large dark gray fish. In the background is a shoreline filled with trees against a partly cloudy sky.

Black Carp in Illinois: An invasive threat to native ecosystems

November 1, 2024 by Gretchen Steele

Aquatic Organisms | Recreation | Research | Fishing | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Rivers and Lakes

A close-up of a brown bat.

Bats Go Where the Trees Are in Cities

November 1, 2024 by Sean Obrochta, Joy OKeefe

Land | Research | Wildlife | Bat | Mammals | Research | Urban Wildlife

A woodland borders a grassy field to the right. Along the edge of the grassy field are five telephone poles in a row. On top of each pole has section of artificial bark. In the background are trees against a bright blue sky.

An Unexpected Visitor: Genetics reveal unanticipated roost use by hoary bat

November 1, 2024 by Jordyn Chace

Research | Wildlife | Bats | Mammals

In a clearing a tranquilized bobcat rests on a blanket on top of a brown tarp. Four researchers gather around the bobcat. One researcher records data while the others performs simple procedures. To the left of the group is a white pickup truck, and in the background are trees.

Understanding the Ecology of Recently Recolonized Bobcats in North-central Illinois

November 1, 2024 by Clayton K. Nielsen, Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau, Brent Pease, Ellen Audia, Katie Buckman

Research | Wildlife | Mammals | Research

A group of deer forage for waste grain in a harvested corn field. In the background is a woodland.

Legend or Reality: Breaking the code of CWD myths

August 1, 2024 by Nelda A. Rivera, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla

Research | Wildlife | Hunting | Mammals | Research | Wildlife Health

Sunlight peeks through the canopy of a woodland to touch on a small ephemeral pool. In the background is a lush green forest.

Early Spring Univoltine Mosquitoes of Illinois

August 1, 2024 by Andrew Mackay, Chris Stone

Aquatic Organisms | Research | Wildlife | Research | Wetland | Wildlife Health

A group of otters pause swimming and playing to rest on a concrete structure made to resemble a rock outcropping in a zoo enclosure.

Wildlife, Collection Animals and SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance at the Height of the Pandemic

August 1, 2024 by Mitch Oswald

Research | Wildlife | Wildlife Health

During a foggy morning at a grassy pasture, two black cows with red ear tags stand behind a fence. In the background are several cows scattered grazing on grass in the pasture.

Conservation Agriculture Benefits Wildlife

August 1, 2024 by Mike Chandler, Bob Caveny, Eric Smith

Land | Research | Wildlife | Agriculture | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A small fuzzy yellow and black bee walks over a patch of loose soil.

Buzzing into Summer

August 1, 2024 by Jenny Mullikin

Aquatic Organisms | Land | Research | Insects | Research | Wetland

A gray, black, and brown bird wades in a wetland foraging for food. The bird is surrounded by vegetation to the right.

Understanding the Spring Migration Ecology of Soras and Virginia Rails

August 1, 2024 by Chad Cremer, Auriel M. V. Fournier

Research | Wildlife | Birds | Wetland

An adult radio-collared coyote moves through a cemetary in Chicago.

Coyotes in the Classroom

August 1, 2024 by Laura Kammin

People | Research | Wildlife | Education | Mammals | Research

A fisher (Pekania pennanti) rests in the woods near a rock.

A Silver Lining to the 2023 Illinois Fisher Story

August 1, 2024 by Laura Kammin

Research | Wildlife | Fisher | Mammals | Research

Burning Bush Threatens Migrating Birds

May 1, 2024 by Ryan Pankau

Land | Research | Wildlife | Birds | burning bush | Invasive Species | Plants | Research