Pets and Animals
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Project to protect wildlife, endangered blackbird at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve underwayAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - A habitat improvement project that will help protect wildlife like the endangered yellow-headed blackbird began Thursday at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve in Hampshire. T...
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More than 50 wines on the tasting menu at Cosley Zoo's 'Uncorked' Sept. 21Aug 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Get your "Uncorked" wine glass ready to be filled with the good stuff on Thursday, Sept. 21, when this year's Cosley Zoo "Uncorked" turns the zoo's grounds into an eveni...
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McHenry County's habitat project gets federal wildlife grantAug 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program, McHenry County's habitat will improve to support the state and nation's vulnerab...
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'Every chick counts': Piping plovers' release part of species recovery in Lake CountyAug 15, 2023 5:30 am - Friends of the piping plover, a little sand-colored shorebird known for its antics and plaintive-sounding whistle, are celebrating as the last of four chicks released in...
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Why signs won't be needed for chicken-license applicants in MundeleinAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - A proposal to allow Mundelein residents to keep chickens in backyard coops will move forward without a clause requiring them to post signs advertising their plans to hav...
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Stillman Nature Center summer intern shares photos of bird familiesAug 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Every summer, Stillman Nature Center in Barrington hires college interns. This year, one of the interns, Leah Kmiecik, was a keen observer of bird life with the photogr...
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Chicken therapy? Naperville couple's neighbors balking over nonprofitAug 14, 2023 5:30 am - "Welcome to the Farm." Those etched words greet visitors as they walk under the pergola leading to Rick and Wendy Montalbano's Naperville backyard. Past the firepit and ...
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'He is the real cowboy': Midwest cattle catcher helps Maple Park family's lost calves return home
Aug 08, 2023 6:00 am - It's not often that you see a cowboy rounding up cattle on the farms of northern Illinois. But in July, a cattle catcher did just that, rescuing six escaped calves from ...
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Hoof Woof & Meow Animal Rescue to host meet-and-greet adoptables eventAug 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The Elgin Blain's Farm & Fleet will be hosting adoptable pets at Hoof Woof & Meow Animal Rescue's "Paws for a Cause" pet adoption event on Saturday, Aug. 19. It will be ...
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Good News Sunday: Street scene to evoke memories of a bygone era is taking shape in MundeleinAug 05, 2023 11:00 pm - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A Mundelein business owner is sharing hi...