News & Stories: Wildlife
Wildlife
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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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Rabbit Fever, People, and Pets
Earlier this year, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District identified Tularemia, also known as Rabbit Fever, in several dead squirrels from the Champaign area. While Tularemia…
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Eastern Gray Squirrel 25-1701
Initial Exam and Findings Patient 25-1701 was an adult eastern gray squirrel that presented to the clinic on August 16th, for a possible head injury…
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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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Eastern Box Turtles, Frequent WMC Patients
The eastern box turtle is by far one of the most commonly received turtles that the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) treats in its facility. Whether…
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Bobcat Bulletin: A Wild Case Update
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) American bobcats are a medium sized cat that can be up to two feet tall at the shoulders and weigh upwards of…
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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…