Conservation

Myth or Fact Wildlife Trivia

Join Kayla Buck, WMC Summer Ambassador Intern, and Emily Blum, WMC Summer Clinic Intern as they play some Wildlife Trivia on our most recent visit to CiLiving.

Two White tailed deer fawns touch noses as they rest in a straw filled enclosure.

Chronic Wasting Disease in White-tail Deer

White-tailed Deer In addition to being named the state mammal, the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is the only native deer species present within Illinois and is the largest herbivore species in the state. As prey…
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Injured thrush bird in a temporary carrier awaiting its triage exam.

Window Strikes in Birds

According to the American Bird Conservancy, it is estimated that collisions likely kill between 365 million to 1 billion birds annually in the United States. The total number of window or glass strikes is likely…
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Cows out in a pasture at sunset.

The Eternal Summer

Climate Change Can you feel it? The temperatures rising, wanting so much to fall into the cozy autumn chill, butstaying stuck in the lazy days of summer, unexpectedly waxing and waning here and there,followed by…
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Fireworks in the night sky.

Wildlife and Fireworks

It is often discussed how fireworks impact people and even their pets, but did you know that fireworks can also have negative impacts on our native wildlife populations. Every year wildlife hospitals and rehabilitation centers…
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Barred Owl Wildlife patient perched in a hospital enclosure. Brown paper looking item under the perch is a tail guard to protect the birds tail while in our care.

Barred Owl Case

Barred Owl, Strix varia The barred owl, Strix varia, are found throughout North America, but most commonly in the East. They are commonly found in a variety of habitats such as upland woods, conifers, bottomland…
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Turtles, When to Help and How to Handle

Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator and Kayla Buck, Ambassador Summer Intern talk about turtles, specifically when to bring them into a licensed rehabilitator, and how to safely handle them when they need assistance.