News & Stories: Wildlife
Wildlife
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Eerie Creatures- Scary or Misunderstood
As spooky season approaches, we want to talk about a few animals that get a bad rap for being scarier than they truly are. Owls…
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Deceptively Endangered? – The American Golden Plover
General Information and Characteristics Considered to be one of the fastest flying shorebirds, reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour, the American Golden…
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Birds and Migration
Avian 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…
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Scavengers Aren’t Scary
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, and Roxanne Lisowsky, Wildlife Ambassador Care Coordinator and DVM candidate 2027 talk about scavengers. They also introduce us to the…
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Should you rescue that animal? Understanding injured wildlife
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, had the pleasure of chatting with Illinois Extension educators on their podcast, Everyday Environment. Some topics that were discussed include…
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Meet Onslo the Blue Tongue Skink
Sydney Oliveira, WMC Program Coordinator, brought Onslo (Blue Tongued Skink), a Wildlife Medical Clinic animal ambassador along on her visit to CiLiving. He is one…
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Myth or Fact Wildlife Trivia
Join Kayla Buck, WMC Summer Ambassador Intern, and Emily Blum, WMC Summer Clinic Intern as they play some Wildlife Trivia on our most recent visit…
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Chronic Wasting Disease in White-tail Deer
White-tailed Deer In addition to being named the state mammal, the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is the only native deer species present within Illinois and…
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Case Study: The Hoot on Owl Eyes
Intake and Treatment Plan Earlier this year the Wildlife Medical Clinic received an Eastern Screech Owl, from one of our close partners the Illinois Raptor…
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Coexisting with Wildlife
As cool weather starts to approach, people may soon find wild animals trying to move into their home and their yard. While some people have…
