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The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s sendoff party for monarch butterflies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) The museum celebrates monarchs with their annual Flutter into Fall event as the butterflies prepare to migrate to Mexico....
How did a native Chicago plant disappear forever?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (539+ words) Thismia americana was discovered in Chicago. It hasn’t been seen in over a century, but there’s a reason scientists remain hopeful....
Rare black fox, whose coloration is the result of a genetic quirk, makes home in north suburban Northbrook
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (548+ words) Most red foxes are, well, red, or probably more accurately, orange or rust colored. But a small number are all or mostly black, the result of melanin levels that impact pigmentation. A similar creature was spotted two years ago in…...
Some Lake View residents worry about more booms as Thunderbirds return to Air and Water Show
1+ mon, 18+ hour ago (431+ words) The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform during the Air and Water Show in 2023. Some residents worry the pilots may create another loud boom as they did while practicing in Chicago in 2025. One year after the Air Force Thunderbirds sent two suspected…...
Rare half-male, half-female bird spotted at suburban Chicago preserve
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (162+ words) The mysterious bird's body was divided down the middle. One side had male characteristics, and the other side female....
Black-crowned night heron love spreading their wings in Chicago
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (474+ words) Provided courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fox32 Chicago’s recent segment about a young black-crowned night heron perched on a River North window ledge was a fun story. But it also revealed something surprising: Most viewers had no idea that…...
Rescued belugas have arrived in Chicago. The move is unprecedented — and controversial
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1439+ words) Beluga whales arrived at the Shedd Aquarium on Tuesday. It was the first phase of a rescue mission that Shedd staff say is “urgent” and “unprecedented.” In special steel containers marked “live animals, this side up,” the mammoth sea creatures…...
At Lincoln Park Zoo, lots of people, but not many animals. Why? The heat, of course.
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (328+ words) The habitat of the Eastern black rhinoceros at Lincoln Park Zoo — but no sign of an Eastern black rhinoceros. The lion enclosure was empty. The gorillas, gone. The rhino, which can typically found standing stolidly in the old elephant enclosure,…...
America's bees are losing a vital refuge, threatening our food supply
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (323+ words) There is plenty that can be done to save them. Some farmers are already taking steps to protect these pollinators....
White-bellied pangolin born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
2+ mon, 49+ min ago (17+ words) Chicago Sun-Times Why are we asking for donations?...