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How Well Do You Know the WMC?

How well do you know the WMC? You’re a huge supporter of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, and now is the time to test your clinic knowledge. Answer these questions and take note of your answers….
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WMC in the News: Ring-necked Duck Case

Our Facebook friends were in for quite a ride following our recent Ring-necked duck patient’s case! The initial details of the case were even featured on Fox Illinois- read the article here: https://foxillinois.com/news/local/ui-wildlife-clinic-performs-blood-transfusion-from-owl-to-duck!

Tips on Keeping Critters Out This Winter

https://www.facebook.com/ciliving/videos/1208076062726604/?v=1208076062726604 This November, Wildlife Medical Clinic Director Dr. Sander and third-year veterinary student Ally brought our ambassador ball python, Bucket, with them to visit ciLiving and chat about the different ways wild animals make it…
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Conservation Themed Holiday Gift Ideas

Haven’t finished all of your holiday shopping yet? There are a ton of fun and thoughtful conservation themed gifts that you can give this season! Here are just a few ideas for gifts that will…
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Christmas Tree Recycling

Did you know that an estimated 6 million real Christmas trees are discarded every year? This iconic holiday decoration can take quite a few years to decompose in the landfill, releasing methane in the process….
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A Very Eco-Friendly Holiday

By Kathleen Rafferty, College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2021 It’s November, and the holiday season is right around the corner. There are many things you can do to make your ecological footprint smaller this…
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Making the tough decisions

Here at the Wildlife Medical Clinic, our goal is to treat wildlife to be able to release them back into the wild. If you’ve brought in an animal and called back to get an update…
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Wildlife Cuddling – Strongly Discouraged

We can all agree that our wildlife patients are beautiful, interesting, and yes, sometimes incredibly adorable.  Many (let’s be honest, all) of our patients are just the cutest! While everyone has the desire to cuddle…
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