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A mild winter with low or no snow to cover fields allows birds such as sandhill cranes and Canada geese to stay in Wisconsin.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Kinship in Demand (KIND) Act, a new law aimed at helping grandparents and other ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost ...

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the ...

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Illinois, including information on nominating the Illinois Outdoor News Person of the Year ...

As it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...

A ruling in a 20-year-old lawsuit could have far-reaching environmental consequences for the river and surrounding region.