Bobcat spotted in Will County nature preserve
By FOX 32 Digital Staff
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A big cat is causing some excitement in suburban Will County.
CHICAGO - A big cat is causing some excitement in suburban Will County.
A male bobcat was caught on a game camera at the Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve earlier this month.
The Will County Forest Preserves say the bobcat might be the father of a group of kittens seen with their mother in September. The bobcat was caught on my game camera walking alone along a game trail, said Becky Blankenship, the Forest Preserve’s wildlife biologist. My camera caught three pictures. I can’t tell if this individual is one from the Kankakee Sands photos.
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IDNR Announces 2021 Habitat Fund Project Grants
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced the approval of $958,096 in grants for seven wildlife habitat projects through the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program.
The program provides for enhancing game and non-game wildlife habitat through projects developed by not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities. Funding for the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program comes from the sale of Habitat Stamps.
The Illinois Habitat Fund Advisory Committee approved $958,096 in funding for the seven projects outlined below:
• Forest Preserve District of Will County (FPDWC) Braidwood Dunes, Savanna Nature Preserve, Sand Ridge Savanna NP and Kankakee Sands – This project will fund habitat restoration activities such as controlling nonnative invasive species to create large blocks of contiguous prairie and remnant savanna. Partner organizati
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