Species Recovery Program

What does the Wildlife Diversity Program

do for species recovery?

Recover and Monitor Species in

Greatest Need of Conservation by:

1.) Implementing recovery strategies for select birds and mammals

recognized

as

Species in Greatest Need of Conservation by Illinois’ Wildlife Action Plan

2.) Monitoring the status of select birds and mammals recognized as

Species in Greatest Need of Conservation by Illinois’ Wildlife Action Plan.

Some recent species recovery projects the

Wildlife

Diversity

Program is working on or has worked on:

Barn Owl Recovery

Construct, deploy and monitor nesting structures for barn owls.

Determine abundance, distribution, trends and

conservation actions for Illinois Chorus Frogs

Smooth softshell turtle

Determine abundance and distribution of this endangered turtle

Construct, deploy and monitor nesting structures and

 also establish

breeding pairs of osprey in Central Illinois.

Eastern Woodrat

Monitor eastern woodrats in southern Illinois

Mississippi Kite

Determine abundance, distribution and trends for Mississippi Kites in Illinois.

To learn more, click here.

Check back for updates on these and other projects. (01/07/19)