Illinois wildlife

When it comes to wintering eagles, there's only one state in the entire country that has more of them than Illinois does: Alaska. Economically speaking, taking a day trip to any of these places in Illinois to watch wintering bald eagles is going to be a lot cheaper than heading north to Alaska.

It only happens very late at night or very early in the morning, but Illinois' owl populations are being anything but quiet over the last few weeks. Here's why Illinois owls are making themselves heard lately.

For many years, this wild animal almost completely vanished from Illinois but it has now returned to the state in record numbers.

Explore the vital role of mother deer in safeguarding their scentless fawns and what you should do if you see an abandoned fawn in Illinois.

Did you know a famed and historic Illinois zoo is finally getting koalas? I guess that, for all the times that I have been to the Brookfield Zoo, which is numerous, I never considered that they have zero koalas. Well, that all changes today because, for the 1st Time in its 90-year History, the Brookfield Zoo has some koalas...

There's been a long build up to this once-in-every-220-years cicada emergence, and it will all start taking place within the next couple of weeks. With somewhere around a trillion cicadas popping out of the ground, maybe you've wondered what creatures will eat these big, loud bugs, and will you need to rush your dog to the vet if it happens in your yard.

Prepare for the invasion of cicadas in 2024! Learn how to outsmart these noisy creatures attracted to lawnmowers and yard tools.

The annual spring migration of birds is quite a big deal, but I didn't realize just how many migrating birds cross over Illinois when it happens. In just the past couple of days, over 10 million birds have flown through Illinois' skies on their way to their summer homes, and more are going to be crossing the Land of Lincoln this week.

Illinois gets many visitors in nature during the springtime. However, some are definitely more pleasant than others. This may just be the most annoying of them all.