The season of spring is known for a couple of aspects. It’s the time when flowers bloom, people begin to venture outside and wildlife give birth and raise their young. Being a mom in the wild is hard! In honor of Mother’s Day, here are several unique maternal strategies these local species have developed to […]
Snakes, an animal group that frequently causes fear in people. Whether it be due to them having scales, their quick and unique locomotion, or maybe it’s the fact that some are deadly.Unfortunately, due to this fear, most snakes get grouped as dangerous and sometimes are killed because of this misconception. I was encouraged to hear […]
We are in the midst of the most wonderful time of year for the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit(Sylvilagus floridanus). Spring comes with plentiful food and nourishment to support thebirth of many new young rabbits. The rabbit breeding season begins around earlyMarch and continues into September. Since rabbits have such a short gestation period,28 days, one rabbit […]
The Wildlife Medical Clinic is seeing a lot of baby bunnies as we move into spring. Decorate your very own baby cottontail coloring page! Feel free to share your fully colored masterpieces with us on Facebook by tagging us at ‘Wildlife Medical Clinic at Illinois’.
It’s baby season in Illinois and the Wildlife Medical Clinic would like to share some tips for what to do if you see a potentially orphaned animal.
One of our goals at the Wildlife Medical Clinic is to educate the public about the animals that live around us, and that sometimes involves correcting long-believed ideas. Here are four of my favorite misconceptions to discuss with people: 1) “Bald eagles sound fierce!” That majestic battle-cry you have heard in movies did NOT come […]
The Wildlife Medical Clinic gives a warm welcome to our newest Wildlife Ambassador animal,Caduceus the Brazilian rainbow boa! Caduceus has prior experience as a professional program animal, having spent the last 11 years of her life in the excellent care of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Non-Traditional Species Club. Because of her extremely mild temperament, […]
The time has come for our third-year veterinary students (class of 2024) to move onto their year of clinical rotations, which means it is time to bid them farewell. We have asked several of our students to share their favorite memories from volunteering here at the Wildlife Medical Clinic. Amber Shoberg“I have loved getting to […]
1. What inspired you to be a manager at the Wildlife Medical Clinic?I remember watching the senior manager of the WMC when I was just starting in the clinic as a first-year vet student, and I was thinking how awesome it was for her to be in this position. She was calm, cool, collected, and […]
WMC Program Coordinator Sydney Oliveira and Dr. Danielle Lang share tips to be mindful of wildlife safety as we move into Spring!