Chicks continue legacy of Monty and Rose, the first of the endangered birds to live in Chicago in over 70 years.

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 ...

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.

Now is the time of year many might begin to see annual fireflies lighting up yards -- a sign that summer has finally arrived. But could that beloved sight be in jeopardy?

The System will help bird species to be identified by taking input only the sound of that bird.The framework also offers tools for translating such annotations into datasets that can be used to train ...

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 ...