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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 ...
As of 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's long-range master plan for the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge including acquiring the Emiquon Project's land, building out the refuge's 11,122-acre (45.01 km 2) footprint, and enrolling the new Refuge into the Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge Complex, managed from the Chautauqua National ...
The District of Columbia lacks a state reptile although it does have an official tree, flower, bird, [92] fish, [93] amphipod, [94] and bat, [95] and an amphibian is under consideration. [96] None of the organized territories of the United States have state reptiles, although all four have designated official flowers. [97] [98] [99] [100]
The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal. The state insect is the monarch butterfly. The state animal is the white-tailed deer. The state fish is the bluegill. The state fossil is the tully monster.
70 acre preserve with prairie, woodlands and wetlands habitat, 2 miles of trails, interactive displays of local wild life, live reptiles and amphibians, a bird observation area, children's discovery den, library Eden Place Nature Center: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area
Six of the seven Class 1 railroads operating in North America serve Chicago; each of those six is a CREATE partner alongside the State of Illinois, City of Chicago, and Cook County. The CREATE Program is supported by public and private funding and enjoys widespread support from community, civic and elected leaders.
(The Center Square) – Saying Illinois is the largest rail center in the country, transportation officials said Friday that a massive project to reduce bottlenecks for trains is progressing. The ...
Natural Landmarks in Illinois range from 53 to 6,500 acres (21.4 to 2,630.5 ha; 0.1 to 10.2 sq mi) in size. Owners include private individuals or organizations, and several county, state and federal agencies.