Illinois Wildlife Q&A Video

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.

Introductions

0:28 Stan McTaggart

0:54 Scott Beckerman

1:35 How do I handle a groundhog burrowed under my house in the city?

6:23 How can you dissuade foxes from visiting your backyard overnight where they catch small wildlife, dig holes and destroy flower bed?

9:33 How can you safely and humanely remove a raccoon from the attic?

13:26 What’s up with squirrels missing their fur? Is it mange, is it contagious to our pets and is it treatable in wild animals?

16:06 How can we legally dispose of an opossum found dead in our backyard?

18:43 What is the best thing a person can do when a bird is injured by flying into a window?

21:19 Are we seeing more coyotes in town and how do we handle any problems they create?

24:34 Who should people contact if they have a wildlife pest problem?

Additional tips

25:45 Stan McTaggart

26:10 Scott Beckerman

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