wildlife

Southern Illinois' Snake Road is closed to vehicles through October 30 to protect migrating snakes and amphibians, but visitors can still explore it on foot.

Indiana's annual Bat Festival returns Sept. 26 with live bats, wildlife presentations, hands-on demonstrations, a wetland hike and a chance to listen for bats after dark.

The Eastern spotted skunk may be Kentucky's cutest mammal. It's squirrel-sized, climbs trees, performs handstands, and needs conservation help.

Thinking about putting up a bat box? Wildlife experts say they're not always the best solution. Here's when they help and how to install one properly.

Have bats roosting on your property? Indiana DNR is asking residents to report bat colonies to help track populations and support conservation efforts.

Indiana wildlife officals say chronic wasting disease continues spreading in the state's deer herd as new cases are confirmed.

Spring migration is bringing more injured birds to backyards. Here is how to tell if a bird needs help and what to do next.

Wildlife experts say most baby bunnies do not need help. Here is how to tell when to leave them alone and when to call for help.

Indiana DNR warns that dirty bird feeders can spread disease and shares how often and how to properly clean them this spring.

Indiana skunks become far more active in March during breeding season and wildlife officials want residents to help track sightings.

Indiana conservation officers say a Crawford County resident faces charges after allegedly taking a rare protected paddlefish from the Patoka Lake spillway.

Albino, leucistic, and pied hummingbirds have been reported in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Here is what makes these rare white hummingbirds so unusual.