The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water’s edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems. Otter abodes feature numerous tunnels—one of which usually allows them to come and go from the water. These […]
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Current Update, As of 10/2025: The Bi-State Wildlife Hotline was formed and intended to be a 24-hour telephone hotline for the residents of Missouri and Southwestern Illinois to find help with wildlife conflicts, and to help find a licensed, qualified rehabilitator when an animal was sick, injured and/or orphaned. After 13 years of providing this […]
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The Bi-State Wildlife Hotline was originally formed and intended to be a 24-hour telephone hotline for the residents of Missouri and Southwestern Illinois to find help with wildlife conflicts, and to help find a licensed, qualified rehabilitator when an animal was sick, injured and/or orphaned. Our phone lines were staffed by volunteer, unpaid, fully trained, […]

