News & Stories: How To Help
How To Help
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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…
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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…
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What do I do if I find a Baby Bird?
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, visits CiLiving to discuss what to do if you find orphaned wildlife.
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How Bird Feeders Contribute to the Spread of Disease
From avid bird watchers to casual onlookers, bird feeders are a staple in many yards across Illinois and throughout the country. While these well-meaning people…
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Should You Feed Wildlife?
At the Wildlife Medical Clinic, we receive many phone calls from caring members of the community asking if they should be feeding healthy and/or injured…
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When should an animal come to the Wildlife Medical Clinic?
Sometimes it can be difficult to know when an animal should be taken to the Wildlife Medical Clinic. In cases where there are signs of…
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How do I Keep Birds from Flying Into Windows?
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, shows us some easy ways to prevent birds from flying into windows this spring.
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I found an injured animal, now what?
Bringing Wildlife to the Clinic You’ve potentially found an injured wild animal and called the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) to discuss what you should do.…
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Volunteer Opportunities in the Wildlife Medical Clinic
Who are we? What do we do? We are the Wildlife Medical Clinic and it is our mission to provide care and treatment to sick,…
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To Help or Not to Help
Steps to take if you are concerned about wildlife. At the Wildlife Medical Clinic, we frequently get calls and emails asking how to help the…
