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A reddish, brown white-tailed deer stands amongst the cattail canes on the edge of a wetland shoreline.

EHD in Illinois — 2026 Update

November 2, 2026 by Kaleigh Gabriel

Wildlife | Deer | Disease Managment | Diseases

Time Change Raises Risk of Driver Collisions with Wildlife

November 2, 2026 by Karla Griesbaum, Emily Steele

Wildlife | Deer

A young piping plover chick runs across the beach in Waukegan, Illinois in the summer of 2026.

Monitoring Piping Plovers: Days of Our Plover Lives

November 2, 2026 by Laura Kammin

Wildlife | Birds | piping plovers

Two conservation police officers patrol from a boat on a large river. One of the officers runs the motor at the end of the boat, and the other officer sits near the front of the boat. In the background is a shoreline with trees against a bright blue partly cloudy sky.

Cases I Never Forgot–What Fish and Wildlife Investigations Taught Me About Stewardship

November 2, 2026 by Steven Beltran

Wildlife | Fish | Law Enforcement | Regulations | Wildlife

A brown, tan, gray and white marshbird stands on the edge of a wetland. Tall green reed-like vegetation is in the background.

To Migrate or Not: Tagging king rails in Illinois to answer range wide questions

November 2, 2026 by Auriel M. V. Fournier, Andy Gilbert

Wildlife | Birds | Wetland | Wildlife Health

A gray, brown and tan coyote pauses in a meadow. It angles its head down and to the side in an effort to better observe potential prey.

Mapping Illinois’ Top Dog: Three Years of Cameras, One Wily Coyote

November 2, 2026 by Nathan Proudman, Max Allen

Wildlife | Mammals | Wildlife Health

A red fox licks her nose while standing along the edge of a mowed grassy lawn. A wire fence is in the background.

Just Wash the Face?

November 2, 2026 by Patty Gillespie

Wildlife | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Wildlife Health

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