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An adult male ring-necked pheasant flaps his wings while standing along the edge of a grassland.

Observations on a Pheasant Population

May 1, 2026 by Kevin Wright

Wildlife | Birds | Ring-necked Pheasant

Dark gray tiny baby rabbits snuggled in a fur lined grassy nest.

Does That Baby Animal Need Help?

May 1, 2026 by Sydney Oliveira

Wildlife | Birds | Mammals | Wildlife Health

A close-up image of a small brown and tan bobwhite quail chick is camouflaged in the grass.

Bobwhite Reproduction in Illinois Agricultural Landscapes

May 1, 2026 by John Cole

Wildlife | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A sun dappled field with small light blue and lavender flowers interspersed throughout.

A Tiny Blue Storm Among the Lupines

May 1, 2026 by Sima Shah

Wildlife | Insects | Places to Visit

An orange and black butterfly nectars on clusters of orange flowers. The butterfly and flowers are surrounded by green lush vegetation.

A Decade for the Monarch Butterfly: How Illinois has rallied to restore a species in flight

May 1, 2026 by Dan Salas

Wildlife | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Insects | Monarch | Natural Heritage Pick

Five Canada geese fly in low at sunrise.

Living with Wildlife: Canada Geese

May 1, 2026 by Laura Kammin

Wildlife

An image of a coyote standing in a field of short grass with its face turned toward the photographer.

The Seasonality of Nuisance Coyote Calls

May 1, 2026 by Laura Kammin

Wildlife | Mammals

A bald eagle soars through the sky carrying a silver fish in its talons. A bright blue sky is in the background.

Pesticides of the Past

May 1, 2026 by Brian T. Koch

Wildlife | Wildlife Health

A view from a hill prairie overlooking agricultural fields. Pink flowers are interspersed throughout the prairie.

Protecting Insects Preserves Prairie Ecosystems

May 1, 2026 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Wildlife | Endangered and Threatened Species | Insects | Prairie or Grassland

Two white swans with black beaks stand on a sheet of ice over a lake. In the background wild ducks swim on a open patch of water on the icy lake.

Counting Swans

February 2, 2026 by Patty Gillespie

Wildlife | Birds

A gray and reddish orange squirrel pauses on a tree branch with a nut in its mouth.

Observations on a Population of Squirrels

February 2, 2026 by Kevin Wright

Wildlife

A group of wild geese in flight above a body of water. In the background is a snowy shoreline filled with trees.

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1): How to reduce the risk of infection to you and your pets

February 2, 2026 by Nelda A. Rivera, Nohra Mateus-Pinilla

Wildlife | Disease Managment

Groups of Canada geese are on either side of a road in a town. The geese are grazing on the short mowed green grass in the lawns. In the background is a football field near a school.

Observations on Urban Geese

February 2, 2026 by Sima Shah

Wildlife | Urban Wildlife | Waterfowl

A wood duck perches on a tree branch over a pond covered in algae. The duck bends down toward the pond's surface and forages for food. Tree leaves are above the duck.

Observing Wild Table Manners

February 2, 2026 by Patty Gillespie

Wildlife

A gray, black and whit bird perches upside down over the entrance of a cavity in a tree trunk with a seed in its mouth. In the background is green foliage.

Nuthatches: Feisty seed hiders and insect eaters

February 2, 2026 by Sheryl DeVore

Wildlife | Birds

A Century of Conservation: How Illinois Brought Back the White-tailed Deer

November 3, 2025 by Kaleigh Gabriel

Wildlife | 100th Anniversary | Deer | Hunting | Mammals

Three researchers stand in a grassland. One of the researchers uses a long handled pincher tool to pick up a small snake and place it carefully in a bucket. The other two researchers observe the process. Over head is bright partly cloudy sky. In the background is a horizon line of trees.

Snake Fungal Disease Imperils Illinois’ Smallest Rattlesnake

November 3, 2025 by Hugh Gabriel

Wildlife | Endangered and Threatened Species | Reptiles | Wildlife Health

A Wild (Turkey) Century of Recovery

November 3, 2025 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Wildlife | 100th Anniversary | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Hunting | Turkey

A black woodpecker with a red crest and white stripes on its head perches on a fallen log in a forest.

The Pileated Woodpecker: An iconic bottomland forest inhabitant

August 1, 2025 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Wildlife | Birds

A tan, brown, black and white snake basks curled up in a spot of sunlight on the forest floor. In the background is the edge of a rock outcropping.

The Enigmatic Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

August 1, 2025 by Scott A. Eckert, Andrew Jesper

Wildlife | Reptiles | Research