WMC Blog

Bird of the Month

by Lauren Kane (VM16) © 2007 Cal Vornberger The Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) are small shorebirds that breed only in three regions in North America: Atlantic Coast, the Northern Great Plains, and the Great Lakes….
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Featured Endangered Wildlife Species

by Steve Zachar (VM16) Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) Similar in size to a German Shepherd Dog, the Mexican gray wolf is the smallest wolf subspecies, as well as the most critically endangered wolf…
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Featured Endangered Wildlife Species

by Steve Zachar (VM16) Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) Similar in size to a German Shepherd Dog, the Mexican gray wolf is the smallest wolf subspecies, as well as the most critically endangered wolf…
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For the Birds’…Safety

Birds suffering from wing fractures and head trauma due to window collisions are some of the most common patients seen at the Wildlife Medical Clinic. Please check out this post from www.birdwatchingdaily.com on ways that you…
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For the Birds’…Safety

Birds suffering from wing fractures and head trauma due to window collisions are some of the most common patients seen at the Wildlife Medical Clinic. Please check out this post from www.birdwatchingdaily.com on ways that you…
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Next Stop, Champaign!

by Nicki Rosenhagen (VM15) On May 20th, the Wildlife Medical Clinic took in two very unique patients – a pair of bobcat kittens. The animals had been found on a Friday in a train car…
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Next Stop, Champaign!

by Nicki Rosenhagen (VM15) On May 20th, the Wildlife Medical Clinic took in two very unique patients – a pair of bobcat kittens. The animals had been found on a Friday in a train car…
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White-Noise Syndrome in Bats

WGLT-AM (Illinois State University radio; April 9) – Dr. Adam Stern was interviewed regarding white-nose syndrome outbreak in Illinois. He was the pathologist who identified the pathogen from samples collected in Illinois. [Note: He is…
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White-Noise Syndrome in Bats

WGLT-AM (Illinois State University radio; April 9) – Dr. Adam Stern was interviewed regarding white-nose syndrome outbreak in Illinois. He was the pathologist who identified the pathogen from samples collected in Illinois. [Note: He is…
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Take a WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

March 9th, 2013 6:30pm @ the I-Hotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL http://walkonwildside.eventbrite.com/