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A reddish young adult male white tailed deer with small antlers stands on the edge of a grassland.

CWD Management Program Changing

August 3, 2026 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Wildlife | Deer | Hunting | Wildlife Health

A gray and white Virginia opossum pauses while walking through a grassy area.

Another Look at Debunking the Myth: Opossums Don’t Eat Ticks

August 3, 2026 by Cecilia Hennessy

Wildlife | Wildlife Health

A male and female summer tanager sit on a bird feeder.

Seed for Thought: The Nuances of Feeding Wild Birds

August 3, 2026 by Laura Kammin

Wildlife | Birds | Wildlife Health

A raccoon peaks over a bag of trash in a rusted dumpster.

The Perks of Not Feeding Wildlife

August 3, 2026 by Laura Kammin

Wildlife | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Regulations | Wildlife Health

A brown and white hawk with a yellow eye flies with a successfully caught fish in its talons. A blue sky is overhead.

Fishing the Osprey Way

August 3, 2026 by Carla Rich Montez

Wildlife | Birds | Fishing

A woman stands in a snowy parking lot. She holds a reddish-brown and tan striped red-shouldered hawk in her hands. IN the background is a church entrance on the corner of two intersecting roads.

Aerial Predators of the Prairie State

August 3, 2026 by Emily Jones

Wildlife | Birds

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 S.D. 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 S.D. 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