Rob Erickson and Mark Ramono, certified wildlife experts with Scientific Wildlife Management, have been trapping and tracking coyotes since they were teenagers.
Recently, they volunteered to help the Illinois DNR.
“We need people like us or there would be more rabies, more disease, and there would be more conflict with humans than there already is,” Ramono said.
Suburban coyote population is thriving in Illinois
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