Birds can cause substantial damage to crops, orchards, and aquaculture facilities. The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services has developed a series of guides to help producers prevent or reduce damage caused by blackbirds, starlings, cormorants, geese and ducks, hawks and owls, herons and egrets, sandhill cranes, vultures, and wild turkeys as well as provide information about bird dispersal techniques.
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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.
