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Still on the Trail ›
I’m old. Just ask the interns! And these days, I’m the only one still here at the Urban Wildlife Institute who was around when we started our
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Our second Chicago Wildlife Watch season is in the books! ›
Thanks to our amazing Chicago Wildlife Watch citizen scientists, our second season of 29,760
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Red Fox Recap ›
Last week Chicago Wildlife Watchers came across a rare photo of a red fox during the day.
It’s a real treat to see a red fox in daylight rather than at night when our cameras
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Animated GIF: Owl Dives for Prey ›
Scientists with the zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute see plenty of awesome sights as they monitor Chicago wildlife, but nothing tops this sequence of a great horned owl
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Gobble, Gobble! ›
As we get ready to gather ‘round the table to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family, we couldn’t resist sharing some of our favorite wild turkey photos from the Urban Wildlife Institute’s
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Watching the Watchers ›
How important are the users on Chicago Wildlife Watch?
On the Chicago Wildlife Watch website, volunteer participants help ID local species photographed by Urban Wildlife
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Your Attention, Please ›
Vigilance! Here’s a great example of a fox squirrel exhibiting vigilance behavior in one of our camera-trap images. The photo was taken this summer as part of Lincoln Park Zoo’s
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Lights, Camera(traps), Caption! ›
We are still uploading photos from this summer field season and had a good laugh at this photo, which showcases a raccoon acting a little odd.
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Another Field Season in the Books ›
We just finished our 21st season of data collection! Yes, last week marked the end of the summer camera trap season for Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Biodiversity
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