At the same time a new COVID variant has been reported in the U.S., residents of Illinois and across the nation will likely ...

With dedication and ingenuity, a recovery team has been helping the endangered shorebirds overcome old and emerging threats ...

With dedication and ingenuity, a recovery team has been helping the endangered shorebirds overcome old and emerging threats ...

Illinois’ nearly extinct prairie chicken and Chicago’s famous piping plovers, Monty and Rose, are among the highlights of the ‘Winging It’ show.

Illinois has plenty of natural wonders, but there’s one that stands head and shoulders above the rest like a towering white pine – aptly named White Pines Forest State Park in Mount Morris.

Father's Day took on extra meaning this year for Lake County's piping plover papa Pepper — he's a dad again, at least three ...

New research suggests long-billed curlews keep an ear out for warnings from prairie dogs in order to hide from predators and protect their nests ...

The kakapo is a flightless parrot found only in New Zealand. Discover why this rare bird walks, climbs, and waddles instead ...

Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida's swampy Everglades for the better part of winter. The alligators swarming the murky ...

As climate change and development exacerbate the Mississippi River’s environmental problems, many communities will have to ...

They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.

Between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday alone, more than 22.8 million birds crossed over Illinois state lines, with 2.6 million of those birds crossing over Cook County.