Illinois Coyotes Q&A Video

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 is retired from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources where she was editor of Outdoor Illinois magazine. She is currently the editor of Outdoor Illinois Wildlife Journal and Illinois Audubon magazine.


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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