News & Stories: Conservation
Conservation
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The Incredible Virginia Opossum
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) has 50 teeth, a prehensile tail, opposable thumbs, can play dead to escape predation, is resistant…
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The Importance of Enrichment in Wildlife Patients
Enrichment, What is it? Wildlife patients seen at the Wildlife Medical Clinic are very different from other patients typically seen in veterinary medicine. While most…
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How to Protect Wildlife When Fishing
Join Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, as she visits CiLiving to discuss safe practices when fishing to help minimize your impact on wildlife and the environment.
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Domestic or Wild? The Snowshoe Hare
Order Lagomorpha Rabbits are often misidentified as rodents, but they actually belong to the taxonomic order Lagomorpha. Within this group are two families: Leporidae, which…
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Illinois Threatened and Endangered Species
Since joining the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois I have learned a lot about common species found in Illinois, anatomical differences in…
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Bird Migration
Whether you’re an avid bird-watcher or a person who avoids parking under trees so that you don’t have to wash the droppings off your car…
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New Treatments of Chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease cause by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytriu salamadrivorans. This disease infects amphibians, effecting frogs the most. It has led to the…
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Meet our Newest Resident Ambassadors
In the fall of 2025, the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) ambassador program grew with the addition of a red-tailed hawk, a Virginia opossum, and an…
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Does that Baby Animal Need Help
Check out this recent article in Outdoor Illinois Journal, written by our program coordinator, Sydney Oliveira. It provides basic information on what to look for…
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Cats: The Purrfect Storm for Endangering Wildlife
Invasive species are estimated to cost North America $26 billion dollars per year since 2010. From plants like common teasel and buckthorn to animals like…