That includes grasslands, croplands, open pinelands and open mixed pine-hardwood forests which make up a majority of quail habitat. Since the 1960s, the small bird's population has fluctuated ...

According to that data, Illinois’ population increased by 0.53%, with the state adding 67,899 residents between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

The Census Bureau now estimates the Illinois population also grew by 20,438 in 2023 to 12.6 million. Previous data showed the state losing 32,826 residents. The latest estimates from the Census Bu ...

Illinois gained nearly 68,000 people from 2023 to 2024, reversing a recent trend of population losses, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. Much of the increase was due to an influx of ...

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Texas hunters can expect a boost in the state's quail population this year, a new Texas Parks and Wildlife Department roadway survey reveals. Ahead of the quail hunting season opener on Oct. 26 ...

Illinois does not have a plan to reintroduce black bears to its wilderness, a state conservation police officer said, but he expects there will be a breeding population in the state “a considera ...

WHY IT’S SO GREAT: The northern bobwhite quail, a game bird once ubiquitous across much of Texas, is struggling. Its population in the Rolling Plains region, which stretches from just east of ...

Illinois regulators have approved the state’s first road map to achieving carbon-free power by 2050. The Illinois Commerce Commission unanimously approved the Renewable Energy Access Plan last week.

Across all of Illinois, average life expectancy at birth is 78.6 years. Additionally, 11.8% of the population live below the poverty line and 36.7% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Over the past several decades, a number of programs to restore our quail population have been recommended. But unless we include all of the reasons for our quail loss, these programs will fail.