Armadillos are not native to Illinois, but they have moved into the southern and south-central part of the state over the last several decades. There are documented cases of armadillos successfully breeding in southern Illinois. It is expected that the armadillo population will slowly move north over time. The IDNR is only interested in recent armadillo sightings in the north-central and northern counties. Those counties include Adams, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Cook, DeKalb, DeWitt, DuPage, Ford, Fulton, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, JoDaviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Piatt, Putnam, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago and Woodford. If a county is not available in the dropdown, it is because we know they have moved into that area and are not interested in sightings there. Use the form below to report sightings in the counties listed above.
More information about armadillos in Illinois.
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