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Three white-tailed deer are in a harvest agricultural field. Two of the deer are grazing. The deer in the foreground is walking towards the right with its head up. The deer in the foreground and one in the background have large antlers. A woodland is in the distance.

One Small Protein Worth a Whole Herd of Trouble: prion disease advantage in Illinois white-tailed deer

August 3, 2026 by Evan London, Trisha Mendoza, Tooba Latif, Nelda A. Rivera

Research | Deer | Mammals | Wildlife Health

A black and white skunk walks along the edge of a gravel road next to a grassy roadside. The skunk has pointed its tail up and is looking to the left.

The Science Behind Skunk Numbers: What four decades of data reveal

August 3, 2026 by Kirk Stodola, Kathan Bandyopadhyay

Research | Mammals | Wildlife Health

A brown and white hawk is resting in brown pine needles. Green temporary paint is applied to the hawk's breast to help researchers identify the bird.

The Summer of the Ospreys—Part 2

August 3, 2026 by Carla Rich Montez

Research | Birds | Wildlife Health

A wooden shed installed on a platform held above a wetland by wooden posts. In the background is a woodland. A patch of waterlilies are floating on the wetland in the foreground.

The Summer of the Ospreys—Part 1

August 3, 2026 by Carla Rich Montez

Research | Birds | Natural Heritage Pick | Wetland | Wildlife Health

With one black and tan speckled fish in each hand, a researcher stands on the bank of a fresh water lake with a big smile. In the background trees fill the lake shore and form a horizon line against a bright blue sky.

Uncovering What Makes Crappies and Anglers Thrive in Crab Orchard Lake of Southern Illinois

August 3, 2026 by Jim Garvey

Research | Fishing

A brown, tan, black and white bobcat sits in a patch of green grass on a hill. Tan grasses are in the background.

What’s for Dinner, Bobcat?

May 1, 2026 by Kathan Bandyopadhyay

Research | Mammals | Research

A brown and gray white-tailed deer peers through the understory foliage in a forest.

Maternal Infection with Chronic Wasting Disease Reduces Fetal Head Size

May 1, 2026 by Jameson Mori, Nelda A. Rivera, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla

Research | Wildlife Health

A close-up image of a brown bat being held by the blue gloved hands of a researcher. The bat has a radio transmitter secured to its back.

Rabies Tests, Acoustics and Trick Nets: Endangered Bats Detected by Illinois Researchers

May 1, 2026 by Hugh Gabriel

Research | Endangered and Threatened Species | Wildlife Health

A portrait of a deer looking directly into a trail camera. In the background is a snowy woodland.

Humans, Deer and Shrublands: The secret to mammal diversity in Illinois

May 1, 2026 by Nathan Proudman

Research | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Research

A close-up of a brown muskrat swimming in a wetland.

Turning Curiosity into Data: How iNaturalist Maps Life in Illinois

May 1, 2026 by Max Allen

Research | Wildlife

It’s Clam Time on the Illinois River!

February 2, 2026 by Sarah Douglass, Jason A. DeBoer, Andrya L. Whitten Harris, Alison Stodola

Research | Endangered and Threatened Species | Mussels | Natural Heritage Pick | Rivers and Lakes

A collage of photos. Several of the images show individuals working at habitat management. Two photos are close ups of invasive plant species or a flag indicating an area where research is being conducted.

An Accessible Alternative to Honeysuckle Management and Woodland Restoration

February 2, 2026 by Justin J. Shew, Addis Moore

Research | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A green and brown smallmouth bass fish swimming to the right in murky waters.

Using Long-term Data to Improve Sportfish Monitoring in Illinois Rivers

November 3, 2025 by Robert Mooney, Michael Spear, Brian Ickes, Andrya L. Whitten Harris, Jason A. DeBoer, David Glover, James T. Lamer

Research | Fish | Fishing | Research | Rivers and Lakes

Two men pose next to a harvested adult male white-tailed deer in the bed of a pickup truck. One individual is sitting on the edge of bed of the pickup truck while he holds up the deer's large antlers. The man to the left leans with his arms over the side of the bed of the pick up truck. In the background is a highway overpass.

Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Illinois – Fall 2025 and Beyond

November 3, 2025 by Christopher N. Jacques

Research | Wildlife Health

A brown white-tailed deer walks down a snowy hill in a woodland. Snow is actively falling and accumulating on the ground. Some snow is on the deer's back and head.

Caught on Camera

November 3, 2025 by Sheryl DeVore

Research | Research | Wildlife

A group of gray, black and white Canada geese on a mowed grassy shoreline of a pond. The pond is in the background.

Everyone Poops: The role of Canada geese in transporting bacterial communities

November 3, 2025 by Auriel M. V. Fournier

Research | Birds | Disease Managment | Waterfowl

An orange, black and white butterfly nectars on a pink flower.

Living with Wildlife in Chicago’s Backyard: What 25 Years of Research Tells Us

August 1, 2025 by Samantha G. Pallazza, Craig Miller

Research | Research | Urban Wildlife

A gray, tan and black coyote standing on leaf litter in a woodland looks up at a tree. In the background are trees.

Timing is everything: How habitat, humans, and coyotes influence mammal behavior

August 1, 2025 by Nathan Proudman

Research | Mammals | Wildlife Pick

A woman wearing a hard hat stands next to a large piece of machinery. She stands at one end of a long large bar with rectangular projections at equal intervals down the length of the bar. In the background is another individual wearing a hard hat standing in a parking lot.

A Collaborative Effort to Test a New Tool for Invasive Carp Control

August 1, 2025 by Marybeth Brey

Research | Fish | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Invasive Species

A gray and tan tree squirrel lounges on a tree branch.

Squirrels Just Wanna Have Forest Paths: How Land Cover Shapes Genetic Diversity

August 1, 2025 by Bethany Warner

Research | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Mammals