Wallin, who is a retired academic adviser from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, said her two cats seemed cautious but she believes they definitely saw or smelled the bear. Wallin’s sighting is ...

Illinois does not ... Wildlife Research Laboratory at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He says the forests in southern Illinois could sustain a black bear population.

It was after a series black bear sightings in western Kentucky ended on July 5 that residents across southern Illinois began ... He graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee and is from ...

Wallin, who is a retired academic adviser from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, said her two cats seemed cautious but she believes they definitely saw or smelled the bear. Cobden is just ...

A black bear was ... their way to southern Illinois along with the males, there is suitable habitat for them to survive, according to an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Wallin, who is a retired academic adviser from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, said her two cats seemed cautious but she believes they definitely saw or smelled the bear. Wallin's ...

Valerie Brooks Wallin got a jolt to her system moments after she woke up around 7 o’clock Wednesday morning and looked out her window. A black bear was sauntering around in the yard of her home ...