Urban Rats: how to Manage them and let Wildlife Thrive

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Larry Heaney, Negaunee Curator of Mammals, Field Museum. Rats have lived with humans for many generations.  They know us very well, and have diverse strategies that have allowed them to survive and even thrive. Human efforts to eliminate urban rats have severely impacted wildlife, and the rats are still here. What are we to do?  […]

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A Native American Garden: Urban forests and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

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Dr. Eli Suzukovich III, Northwestern University, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Program in Environmental Policy and Culture Dr. Eli Suzukovich III (Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa/Cree/Krajina Serb), will share his knowledge and research regarding urban forests and the impacts of local climate change. In Evanston, he developed the plan and selected plants for the new Native […]

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Butterfly and Dragonfly Populations, what Research shows

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Doug Taron, Curator of Biology and Vice President of Research and Conservation, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum "I don't see as many butterflies as I used to." Is this statement really true? Doug Taron from the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network tracks long-term trends in butterfly populations.  He sees a significant decline in abundance from 1997 to […]

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Bird Collisions: Hazardous Features and Easy Solutions

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Annette Prince, Director, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Nearly a billion birds perish each year as a result of window strikes. They see the sky or tree in a window reflection and fly towards it, dying at the solid pane.  For decades, Annette Prince of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors has collected about 11,000 birds a […]

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Our Urban Wildlife: Coyotes, Bats, Rats and other critters

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Seth Magle, Ph.D., Director, Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo What wildlife wanders, forages and hunts in our urban ecosystem?  Some species are new arrivals, and others have been here all along, thank you. Using Lincoln Park Zoo’s diverse scientific specialties, the Urban Wildlife Institute studies the interaction between metropolitan development and nature.  Learn about […]

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