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Identify Wildlife

Get Help for Injured Wildlife

Orphaned Wildlife

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Find a Wildlife Rehabilitator

Solve Wildlife Problems

House or Apartment Building

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Crops or Livestock

Remove Nuisance Wildlife

Hire a Wildlife Control Operator

Handle it Yourself with NARP

Deer Removal Permit Application

Repairing Damage: What to Know

Report Sightings

Report Armadillo Sightings

Report Feral Swine Sightings

Report Fisher Sightings

Report Large Carnivore Sightings

Sick or Dead Wildlife

Report Nutria Sighting

Prevent Problems

Basic Wildlife Management

Home Care

Remove Food and Shelter

Repellents and Frightening Devices

Prevent Wildlife Attacks on Pets

Prevent Bird–Window Strikes

Discover Animal Signs

Tracks

Scat

Burrows and Dens

Building Damage

Tree and Shrub Damage

Lawn and Garden Damage

Crop Damage

Find Conservation Laws

Featured Topics

Seasonal Behaviors

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Hikers Be Aware

Squirrel with Missing Fur

Rare Visitors: Large Carnivores

Wildlife Don’t Make Good Pets

Bird Feeders and Disease

Deer–Vehicle Accidents

Ticks, Spiders, Wasps and Other Insects

IDNR District Wildlife Biologists

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River Otter Scat

Photo: Terry Kem

River otter scat with quarter nearby for scale.

Photo: Bob Bluett

River otter at the edge of a snowy riverbank.

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The Wildlife Illinois website was authorized by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) in partial fulfillment of project W-147-T. The website was developed by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, 2wav, and the IDNR in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services and University of Illinois Extension to provide research-based information about how to coexist with Illinois wildlife.