Illinois halts gray fox hunting and trapping indefinitely as populations decline, with new legislation empowering wildlife ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has closed the hunting and trapping season for gray fox effective immediately ...

The state has indefinitely ended hunting and trapping seasons for the gray fox amid a substantial decline of the animal in ...

Declining numbers of the gray fox in Illinois are causing state leaders to put a halt to hunting and trapping seasons for this particular animal. Officials from the Illinois Department of Natural ...

Four of Illinois' 40 native snake species are venomous, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

From now through August, if you see any wild turkeys, you're asked to record them through this online portal. Here's why it's ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is conducting a drawing next month for youth deer hunters, and applications are ...

(Courtesy Illinois DNR) For the typical restaurant, carp is considered a bottom-of-the-barrel fish. As bottom-feeders, they have a darker flesh and a strong taste. Asian carp are different.

The department first detected the virus in wild Canada geese on March 10. Since then, Illinois DNR said bird deaths from the virus have been confirmed in Champaign, Fulton, Sangamon and Will counties.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is recommending halting the use of bird feeders and baths through May 31, as a precaution against the spread of avian influenza.

Every now and then the Illinois Department of Natural Resources puts out a public request for sightings of armadillos, anywhere in the state: Folks, if you see something, say something. And ...

When Gov. Jim Edgar announced last week he would create an Illinois Department of Natural Resources, he tipped his cap in a big way to statewide conservation forces.The new superagency, to be ...