Armadillos are an established species in southern Illinois, but officials now are examining whether their territory is moving northward.
According to officials with the Forest Preserve District of Will County, the state’s Department of Natural Resources is asking residents report any sightings of the animal in the central and northern parts of Illinois, specifically in areas north of Springfield.
IDNR is reportedly evaluating whether armadillos are extending their range northward, with climate change potentially impacting the effective northern end of their habitat…