Classic Auto Group is Celebrating the Beautiful Biodiversity of Illinois for World Wildlife Day

We’re very excited that it’s World Wildlife Day!  This year’s theme is all about recovering key local species with the intent of restoring and preserving the local ecosystem.  By raising awareness of the creatures and beings that live right here in our own backyard, we will be able to have a much better life for the future.

Caring for our home and its native species will help us cultivate and preserve the unique aspects of our region, inviting new folks to visit, stay, and play here!  In addition, we’ll be ensuring that animal, insect, and plant life will be thriving and surviving for many years and generations to come.  Let’s take a look at some of the native animals right here in the neighbourhood where Classic Auto Group lives, works, and plays, too!

What kind of ecosystems do we have here in the Lake County Area? The southern portion of Lake Michigan has been, home to several types of ecosystem: northern bog and tundra, eastern deciduous woodlands, southern swamps, western prairie!  The wide variety of environments and ecosystems makes the region one of the most biodiverse areas in the world.  It’s very exciting!

What is biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variety of life in the world, a particular habitat or ecosystem, and it is essential for all living things.  There are three levels of biodiversity: genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity; without a wide variety of plants, microorganisms, and animals, our world and humans would suffer immensely as a whole.  We rely on biodiversity to provide us the air we breathe and the food we eat, so it is important we care for the physical environment to ensure its preservation and survival.  Together we have to work to fight against climate change and preserve life!

Let’s take a closer look at some of the beautiful wildlife and creatures that call Lake County home!

Highlighting Some of the beautiful Flora and Fauna of Lake County Illinois:

13-Lined Ground Squirrel
(image via Squirrel Gazer)

• Achaearanea Globosa Spider
• Acorn Weevil
• American Black Duck
• American Coot
• American Pipit

Bald Faced Hornet
(image from Northcoastjournal.com)

• American ToadBanded Longhorn Beetle
• Banded Wooley Bear
• Beaver
• Big Brown Bat
• Black Bullhead
• Black Swallowtail
• Calico Crayfish
• Canvasback Bird
• Caspian Tern
• Channel Catfish
• Chinese Mantis
• Deer Mouse
• Eastern Pipistrelle
• False Darkling Beetles
• Gizzard Shad

Hoary Bat

(image from Batcon.org)

• Indigo Bunting
• Katydid
• Long-Tailed Weasel
• Masked Shrew
• Northern River Otter
• Northern Water Snake

Peoria Gemmatella

(Image from bugguide.net)

• Racoon
• Rams Horn Snail
• Red Fox
• Ruddy Duck
• Scissor-tailed Flycatch
• Short-tailed Shrew
• Silver-haired Bat
• Snapping Turtle

Tiger Salamander
(image from Statesymbolsusa.org)

• Verbena Moth
• Violet Dancer
• Warmouth Fish
• Yellow-throated Vireo
• Woodchuck
• Zebra Spider

Check out the full list of Local Lake County creatures and plants right here.

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