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'High' bird migration alert continues as millions fly over Chicago area
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (259+ words) A 'high alert' for bird migration over the Chicago area remains in effect through Sunday night as tens of thousands of birds continue to fly over the region each night. The alert comes as millions of birds migrated over Illinois…...
Video shows Illinois' sheriff free coyote trapped in fence
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (221+ words) Both people and animals can find themselves in all sorts of predicaments. Such was the case recently for a coyote in southern Illinois. The rather curious creature got itself tangled in a net along a fence in Clinton County, in…...
Shedd Aquarium shares closer look at beluga care after 3 deaths in 8 days
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (773+ words) Three beluga whales, including two that were rescued from the shuttered Marineland of Canada, have died since the international rescue operations began. Charlie Wojciechowski reports. Shedd Aquarium gave a closer look at how its resident and new rescue beluga whales…...
Senior citizens bond with dogs as part of innovative therapy program
3+ week, 2+ day ago (57+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Senior citizens bond with dogs as part of innovative therapy program Chicago Forecast: more scattered storms overnight into Sunday Joliet girl with cancer gets dream bedroom makeover: See the big reveal! ‘We're glad to be alive': Power lines…...
Dog assumed dead after being grabbed by coyote from north suburban yard and dragged into woods
3+ week, 2+ day ago (207+ words) A small dog is assumed to be dead after it was grabbed from a north suburban yard by a coyote and dragged into a wooded area, police warned. On Thursday afternoon, the dog was taken from a yard near the…...
Dogs delight suburban senior community as part of therapy program
3+ week, 2+ day ago (200+ words) Sometimes the best therapists have four legs, and seniors in a community in Lemont are learning that lesson, as Regina Waldroup explains. Therapy comes in many forms, and several members of the senior therapy program at Franciscan Village in suburban…...
Two more belugas die at Shedd Aquarium, marking three deaths since rescues from Marineland began
1+ week, 3+ day ago (355+ words) Shedd Aquarium announced that one of the beluga whales rescued by the Chicago facility as part an international effort suddenly passed away. Charlie Wojciechowski reports. Editor's Note: The video in the above player is from a previous report. Two more…...
Search for large exotic cats in Indiana ends with unexpected discovery
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (178+ words) A report of large exotic cats in central Indiana turned out to be pigs, sheriff's officials said on Saturday. The Madison County Sheriff's Department said on Thursday it responded to a report of two large exotic felines in the 10000 block…...
300‑pound bear breaks into car in Colorado, dies after getting trapped inside
3+ week, 1+ day ago (175+ words) NBC Chicago A 300-pound black bear died in Colorado after breaking into a parked car and becoming trapped inside. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the bear entered an unlocked vehicle in central Colorado Springs, destroyed the interior and became stuck....
Considering adopting your first shelter pet? Animal advocate Hannah Shaw offers this advice
4+ week, 1+ day ago (532+ words) Animal advocate Hannah Shaw, known as the “Kitten Lady,” shares her advice for first-time pet parents, from keeping an open mind at the shelter to helping a newly adopted cat or dog adjust to their new home. There's an ongoing…...