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Station Wagon Hits, Kills Deer On Kennedy Expressway
CHICAGO (STMW) – A car hit and killed a deer on the Kennedy Expressway on the Northwest Side early Thursday. At 1:30 a.m., a white station wagon hit and killed a deer that landed on the shoulder of the...
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Some Wildlife Can Handle Cold, Some Can’t
CHICAGO (WBBM) — Some animals suffer, while some persevere, as cold hits wildlife as well as the rest of us around Chicago. As WBBM Newsradio John Cody reports, Jeff Walk, science director for the...
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Police: Man Sold Indiana Wildlife To Chicago Restaurants
(CBS) — A Chicago man has been accused of funneling Indiana wildlife into Chinatown dinners. WBBM’s John Cody has more. play pause Police: Man Sold Indiana Wildlife To Chicago Restaurants WBBM...
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Chicago Area Wildlife Showing Signs Of Spring Despite Cold Temps
(CBS) — Morning thermometers read 20 degrees but the calendar said spring for some early risers, reports WBBM’s John Cody. “Spring is popping all around the Chicagoland area right now,” said Cook...
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Lincoln Park Zoo Asks For Help From Chicagoans To Catalog Native Wildlife
(CBS) — There more to urban life than pigeons and dog, and the Lincoln Park Zoo is enlisting Chicagoans to sort through thousands of pictures to see what’s around and how they can coexist with people....
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Timber Wolf Found Dead Along Road Near Morris, Ill.
(CBS) — Last year, Illinois had a wandering black bear and this year, a wandering wolf, which wasn’t as lucky on his Prairie State tour. The bear covered about 300 miles last year before heading back...
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America’s Top 5 Must-Visit Aquariums
Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, adventurer and the author of twenty acclaimed books of nonfiction. Her most recent book, The Soul Of An Octopus: A Surprising...
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Wilderness Group Working To Improve Populations, Habitats Of 12 Species In...
(CBS) — Chicago Wilderness, an alliance of more than 200 forest preserve districts, zoos, environmental groups and other groups, has begun an effort to try to improve the populations and habitats of 12...
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Lake County Biologists Say Re-Introduced Frog Species Appears To Be Doing Well
(CBS) — This is the start of wildlife monitoring season in the Lake County Forest Preserves and so far biologists near Libertyville have discovered some signs that a re-introduced species may be doing...
View ArticleSuburban Motorist Finds Bald Eagle On Side Of Road
CHICAGO (CBS) — A south suburban teacher was shocked to see an injured bald eagle on the side of the road as she was driving home Friday. She and several others sprang to action to help the bird....
View ArticleThousands Of Sandhill Cranes Flock To NWI
CHICAGO (CBS) — About two hours from Chicago people have been gathering at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area to witness the fall spectacle of thousands of migrating Sandhill cranes. An...
View ArticleNational Conservation Leader: Asian Carp Plan Needs Illinois Support
(WBBM Newsradio) — The head of the nation’s biggest non-profit conservation group gives Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner a B-minus for his handling of environmental issues. WBBM’s Steve Miller reports. One...
View Article‘A New Level Of Stupid’: Resort Visitors Throw Carrots At Alligator
CBS Local — Authorities in South Carolina are looking for the people who harassed an 11-foot alligator at an island resort. The suspects, who threw carrots at the beast’s head, are now facing a stiff...
View ArticleLast Caribou Herd On U.S. Mainland ‘Functionally Extinct’, Experts Say
HELENA (CBS Local) – Another species is about to disappear from the American wilderness. The last herd of southern mountain caribou – known as gray ghosts – has reportedly dwindled down to the point...
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Baby Moose ‘Adopts’ Family And Their Dog
KENDUSKEAG, ME (CBS Local) – A week-old baby moose abandoned by its mother is warming hearts on social media after she “adopted” a new family that stepped in to help. Shannon Lugdon of Maine first saw...
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Bobcat Harvest Up 8 Percent To 343 In Illinois This Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials say 343 bobcats were taken by hunters and trappers this winter. The Department of Natural Resources announced on Friday results from the bobcat season that...
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