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  2. List of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois

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    The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...

  3. List of mammals of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The white-tailed deer is the state mammal of Illinois. This is a list of mammals in Illinois.A total of 70 species are listed. Species currently extirpated in the state include the white-tailed jackrabbit, American black bear, gray wolf, elk, American marten, cougar, fisher, North American porcupine, and American bison.

  4. List of birds of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Forty-five species have been recorded in Illinois.

  5. White Christmas Forecast 2024: Here's Where The Best ... - AOL

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    This was mostly due to Winter Storm Elliott which brought widespread snow and bitterly cold temperatures. On average, about 38% of the Lower 48 has snow on the ground on Christmas, according to 21 ...

  6. Weather in Peoria: Winter storm forecast predicts more snow ...

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    The National Weather Service in Lincoln, Ill. has predicted another winter storm to hammer Peoria and central Illinois with snow Jan. 11-13, 2024.

  7. Cold and snowy 'winter wonderland' forecast for central Illinois

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    That happens pretty much every winter." A University of Illinois study conducted in 2010, cited by Popular Mechanics in 2022, found the Old Farmer's Almanac only about 52% accurate ...

  8. Winter festival - Wikipedia

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    A winter festival, winter carnival, snow festival, or frost fair is an outdoor cold weather celebration that occurs in wintertime. Winter festivals are popular in D climates (see Köppen climate classification ) where winter is particularly long or severe, such as Siberia , Scandinavia , Canada and the northern United States .

  9. Chionophile - Wikipedia

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    The few animals that live on the mainland are birds such as Antarctic terns, grey-headed albatross, imperial shag, snowy sheathbill and the most well known inhabitant of Antarctica, penguins. The inhospitable environment helps to deter predators ; the few predators that hunt on the mainland, including the south polar skua and the southern giant ...