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WBGZ Radio 5/20/2021 | By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network Illinois residents may be surprised to see some large, furry visitors over the next couple of months as black bears are making their way down from Wisconsin and passing through Illinois in increasing numbers. Eric Schauber, Illinois State biologist and director of the Illinois Natural History Survey, said Illinois usually sees an influx during springtime. Young male bears are likely the kind to be seen passing through in Illinois, he adds. “They can move quite a ways, and that’s especially true of young males,” Schauber t...

Provided Swamp rabbits, marsh rice rats, white-tailed deer, salamanders, foxes and coyotes are among the creatures in the eclectic life and academic background of Eric Schauber. Meet Illinois’ state biologist. When I asked Schauber what the state biologist is supposed to do, he said, “The act is very unclear.” Glad he said that. I couldn’t tell exactly what was entailed after reading the University of Illinois State Scientific Surveys Act that established the state biologist and other state spots in 2013. Brian Anderson, then director of the Illinois Natural History Survey, was the fi...