Senior National Geographic Society wildlife trade investigative reporter Dina Fine Maron joins Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to break down the story of an alleged flying squirrel ...

In fact, southern flying squirrels can be seen right here in our corner of Northern Illinois. I was reminded of this at the grocery store when I ran into the mother of a high school classmate.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources worked with federal agencies in Florida to take down a wildlife trafficking ring operating through Chicago. In Florida 3,700 flying ...

Growing up, I assumed groundhogs were related to bears because they look similar. By the way, Illinois has four species of tree squirrels: fox, eastern gray, red and southern flying.

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As many as 3,600 flying squirrels, ... The investigation included conservation officials from Illinois, California and Georgia, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.