UpdatedThu, May 6, 2021 at 7:54 pm CT
Replies(65)
American black bears will become more common in Illinois, wildlife experts believe. (Shutterstock)
ILLINOIS Catching a glimpse of an American black bear in Illinois is exciting, especially after stay-at-home orders kept most people inside and out of nature the past year. But the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to admire the animals shiny coats and massive size from a distance.
Once the weather starts to warm, black bears wander from state to state searching for food and other bears to mate with. While Illinois has no permanent black bear population, it s not uncommon to spot one during a camping trip or hike.
Provided
“Those public land birds are smart,” he tweeted.
Midewin is a nearly 20,000-acre U.S. Forest Service site in Will County near Wilmington. The deer and turkey hunting is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources through the usual IDNR drawings for permits.
I noted the good photograph, because I appreciate good photos for any of the “Of The Week” shorts. It takes time, skill and luck to bag a spring turkey. Give the bird its due with a good photo.
Spring turkey hunting in Illinois ends Thursday in the south zone and May 13 in the north.
TOTW, the celebration of hunting wild turkeys in Illinois and their stories (the stories matter, as this one shows), runs Wednesdays in the paper Sun-Times as warranted. The online posting here at
Comments Off on ILLINOIS: Wildlife Habitat Protection 101 for Landowners
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5, 2021 (ENS) – No longer do populations of bears, cougars or wolves exist in Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Now the agency has launched a website that aims to engage both public and private sectors in habitat protection, restoration, and biodiversity conservation through voluntary action so the wild species that still exist in Illinois, such as mink, foxes and deer, will not be wiped out too.
The site, called CICADA, the Conservation Inclusive Construction and Development Archive, https://cicada-idnr.org, serves as a one-stop-shop for residential and private landowners, as well as commercial and industrial organizations, to find guidance and ideas to make their properties or development projects friendlier to wildlife.