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University of Illinois Extension explores invasive wildlife threats · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: All Right. University of Illinois Extension explores invasive wildlife threats.
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Written by Marcus Jackson. This article is being read by
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an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. University of
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Illinois Extension will host a free webinar on invasive wildlife
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species threatening Illinois ecosystems and the economy on Thursday, March nineteenth,
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at one pm East. The webinar is part of the
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Spring Everyday Environment series, which explores invasive species impacts, detection tools,
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reporting methods, and community management success stories. Joy O'Keefe, Associate
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professor and wildlife extension specialists at the University of Illinois
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Urbana Champaign, will discuss the history of animal invasions and
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efforts to protect local natural resources. Species covered include feral swine, nutria,
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norway rats, starlings, and other invasive wife wildlife in Illinois.
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To register, visit go dot Illinois dot edu Animal Invaders
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by March eighteenth. If you need a reasonable accommodation to
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participate in this webinar, contact Aaron Garrett at e Medveitzillinois
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dot edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient
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time to meet your access needs. All sessions are recorded
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and available to watch on YouTube within a few weeks.
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For information about Extension natural resources programs, visit go dot
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ILLINOI dot edu, nin E AnGR I E staff