All signs point to a cicada-induced vitamin deficiency as the cause of a mystery disease that affected some birds during a 2021 emergence and now again in 2024.
West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge has found a way to make an even greater impact by connecting with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to donate more than 400 pounds of produce to the Willowbrook Wildlife Center to help feed the animals in the center s care.
The eagle was released back into the Cook County preserve where it was found New Year’s Day, bleeding profusely. The raptor quickly reunited with its mate after more than a month apart.
Eagles don't eat rat poison, but they do eat the critters that take the bait. The powerful toxins keep blood from clotting, and a recently rescued eagle would have bled to death from a tiny cut, said the veterinarian caring for the bird.