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Roaming pigs elude capture in Wayne for more than a week
Aug 12, 2022 8:58 AM - Despite efforts to catch them, four pigs remain on the loose in the Wayne area.
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Body of Brookfield Zoo gorilla will join Field Museum's mammal collection
Aug 11, 2022 3:41 PM - The body of JoJo, a 485-pound silverback gorilla who died two weeks ago at the Brookfield Zoo, will become cataloged into the Field Museum's mammal collection and made available for scientific study.
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Merlin Bird ID app is changing how we go birding
Aug 11, 2022 6:00 AM - You know those smartphone apps that tell you what song is playing? Merlin is like that, only for birds. The game-changer came in June 2021 when Cornell added real-time sound identification capability.
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Lisle Library District participates in BioBlitz
Aug 10, 2022 9:01 PM - The Lisle Library District is joining "The Pollinators of DuPage BioBlitz" from Aug. 20-28. -
'They are starting over now': Beagles bred for research meet new foster families in South Elgin
Aug 9, 2022 5:34 PM - Ninety-one beagles that had been bred for medical research in Virginia got a new lease on life when they were introduced to new foster families Tuesday in South Elgin. -
Senior dogs at Animal Rescue Foundation fetch grant
Aug 9, 2022 11:44 AM - Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and dogs at the Animal Rescue Foundation are among the winners. -
State seeks to revoke Furry Babies' stores' dog-dealing licensesAug 4, 2022 4:09 PM - The state wants to revoke the dog-dealing licenses for the Furry Babies dog shops at Aurora, Lombard, Rockford malls.
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'They are actually pretty fast': Wayne police working to corral pigs on the loose
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'They were found in some pretty bad conditions': Rescued beagles need foster homes
Aug 3, 2022 6:21 PM - Anderson Humane is racing to line up foster homes for 100 rescued beagles that it will bring to its South Elgin shelter next week. Roughly 4,000 beagles were rescued in late July by the Humane Society of the United States from Envigo, a breeding facility in Virginia. -
JoJo the silverback gorilla dies after emergency procedure at Brookfield Zoo
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