Armadillos do not hibernate and are only able to live in regions where the annual temperature remains above 28 degrees ...

Illinois lawmakers recently toured nature preserves to learn about local conservation efforts led by the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation.

Residents in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties are asked to take extra precautions as the bear has been spotted near the ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding residents of Jo Daviess and Carroll counties ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reminds residents of Jo Daviess and Carroll counties that a black bear ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGEM) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has expanded its $100 bounty on black carp. The “Keep ...

Area residents will have an opportunity to learn basic principles of safe hunting at the Illinois Department of Natural ...

A new website, Hunt Illinois, pulls together public hunting information in Illinois, but leaves some mistakes in place, such as listing safety classes by 102 counties rather than by date; at least ...

This file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf. AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gary Kramer, File-AP CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new law adds black bears, gray wolves and ...

Black bears are a protected species by the Illinois Wildlife Code since 2015 and may not be hunted, killed or harassed unless there is an imminent threat to a person or property.