Living with Wildlife Website
Posted: Nov. 4, 2008
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As the weather gets cooler in the fall, wild animals such as squirrels and raccoons may decide to take up residence in your attic. University of Illinois Extension and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources have teamed up to produce a website to help homeowners coexist with wildlife, especially in urban areas. The website is called Living With Wildlife in Illinois.
Laura Kammin, one of the site's developers says that most people aren't aware that by Illinois law an animal removal permit must be requested from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources before most species of wildlife may be removed from private property, either by the resident or a nuisance wildlife control operator.
The website includes information about the permits as well as contact numbers for IDNR district wildlife biologists, nuisance wildlife control operators, and wildlife rehabilitators.
For more information, visit livingwithwildlife.extension.uiuc.edu.