Raccoons drive boom in pest control business
Special to The Star reports rising raccoon numbers in Illinois boost nuisance trapping firms like Guardian Pest Control. Experts link mild winters habitat loss and fur trade decline to population growth, with urban expansion pushing raccoons into roofs and attics.
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Bob Bluett
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Rob Erickson
Wildlife Control Technology Magazine
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Tim Pettinelli
Prairie State Wildlife
Department of Natural Resources
Calumet National Heritage Area Faces Regional Resistance
Illinois and Indiana groups push to create a Calumet National Heritage Area facing opposition from Indiana residents and Park Service caution. Proponents cite grants and tourism, while officials warn top Park Service limits on new heritage areas. The bi state coalition meets to formalize governance as distrust lingers.
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Calumet National Heritage Area
Indiana
National Park Service
Marianne Hahn
Thorn Creek Audubon Society
Chicago
Portage
Ind
U.S
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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Peter Visclosky
D-Ind
Park Service
Congress
Rory Robinson
Robinson
Hahn
Weller
Maggie Lockwood
The
Washington
Lockwood
Calumet National
Calumet
Hammond
Bowden Quinn
Grand Calumet Task Force
Quinn
Indiana Dunes
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