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Who Wants To See a Greater Prairie Chicken?

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In Abraham Lincoln’s day, Prairie Chickens were an incredibly abundant part of the Illinois prairie landscape. Today in Illinois, 68 males survive. Help us get an important part of the funding required by visiting our Indiegogo Campaign. As he traveled the court circuit, he probably flushed hundreds each day from the roadsides.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Anticorporate activists have campaigned against this and other ag biotech products for years in denial of the demonstrated environmental, economic and health benefits. Such hormones may increase the risk of breast, colon and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a University of Illinois study. There’s good reason for cynicism.

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

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Thus, the Trump Administration’s four-year campaign to undermine the MBTA is almost certainly going to fail. However, it is unlikely that this rule will stand long enough for it to be implemented on its effective date of February 8, 2021.

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