![a baby raccoon peaking out of a tree at Miami Woods](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/miami-woods-raccoon-frank-hildebrand-oct15-200x114.jpg)
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![a group of egrets and cormorants](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bakers-lake-rookery-2-june18-200x114.jpg)
Avian Influenza at Baker’s Lake
![a group of sandhill cranes in the sky above Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area, photo by Paul Dacko](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sandhill-crane-jasper-pulaski-paul-dacko-nov10-200x114.jpg)
Signs of Spring During a Walk in the Woods
![close up of a great horned owlet in the woods](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/great-horned-owl-owlet-wildlife-bird-feb22-200x114.jpg)
Interactive Map Tells Story of Birds in Cook County & Beyond
![Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly on a purple coneflower at Chicago Botanic Garden.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/chicago-botanic-garden-eastern-tiger-swallowtail-coneflower-gail-kahover-may18-200x114.jpg)
The Power of Pollinators
![muskrat swimming in water](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/muskrat-paul-dacko-mar21-200x114.jpg)
A Case of Mistaken Identity: Beaver or Muskrat?
![a squirrel climbing a tree trunk](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/deer-grove-squirrel-michelle-puszka-nov18-200x114.jpg)
Watch for these Native Animals in Your Neighborhood
![A bull elk bugles](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Bugling-bull-elk-us-forest-service-southern-region-200x114.jpg)
Love in the Wild: How the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Native Wildlife Show Love
![a garter snake at Salt Creek Nature Preserve](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/salt-creek-nature-preserve-garter-snake-matt-bucher-apr18-200x114.jpg)
Four Myths and Realities About Snakes
![a squirrel climbing a tree trunk](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/deer-grove-squirrel-michelle-puszka-nov18-200x114.jpg)