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From: joe burkart
City: chicago, IL
would you be able to tell me what the state of Illinois" grey fox and red fox populations are? And do we have cougars,bears, or wolves here yet ? Thanks so much

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Both species of foxes are doing well in Illinois. Occasionally a cougar or wolf wanders into Illinois; typically these are young males from other states looking for their own territory. Most have accidentally been killed by motor vehicles, trains, or hunters. There are no breeding populations of wolves, cougars, or bears in Illinois. A black bear was captured by Illinois Department of Natural Resources officers in 2009.

 
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