Pets and Animals
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Senior dogs at Second City Canine Rescue fetch grantAug 21, 2023 11:00 pm - Senior dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants; and dogs at Second City Canine Rescue...
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Brookfield Zoo welcomes giraffe calfAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Brookfield Zoo has a new giraffe calf. The female baby was born Saturday morning to Arnieta, a 16-year-old giraffe who became pregnant in July 2022, according to a news ...
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Furry ambassador: Leader Dog for Blind visits AuroraAug 20, 2023 11:00 pm - A furry, four-legged ambassador visited Aurora Saturday, Aug. 19. She was Mya, a puppy being raised by Harold Owens of Rockford for Leader Dogs for the Blind. Mya's miss...
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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 ...