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Illinois Coyotes Q&A Video

by Kathy Andrews Wright |  November 2, 2020 |  Wildlife
A brown and gray coyote walks in a fallow agricultural field.

Film Date:

August 21, 2020

Speakers:

Stan McTaggart from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Scott Beckerman from Illinois Wildlife Services

Produced by:

Laura Kammin

Kathy Andrews Wright

Edited by:

Sarah Marjanovic

Questions received in advance of the conversation are listed below, with the time noted should you desire to fast-forward to a topic of interest.

00:10 Are we seeing more coyotes in town and how do we handle any problems they create?

03:29 Who should people contact if they have a wildlife pest problem?

04:12 Additional remarks

04:30 Stan McTaggart

04:55 Scott Beckerman

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Kathy Andrews Wright retired from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources where she was editor of OutdoorIllinois magazine. She is currently the editor of OutdoorIllinois Journal.

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