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Giant Canada geese spread across Illinois from 1967 releases
Conservation biologists report giant Canada geese released in Fulton Henry and Knox counties in 1967 now occupy three to four thousand birds in a three county area. Sightings extend across the northern half of Illinois with nesting and transient flocks surfacing. Public reports are invited with location date count and nesting status sent to the Department of Conservation Springfield.
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Springfield
Midwest
Illinois
Department of Conservation
Conservation Department
Fulton
Henry
Knox
Bill Allen
Allen
Grundy
Will
Fulton County
Division of Wildlife Resources
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