Gray Fox Presentation at Giant City State Park on Saturday, February 22nd from 2-3pm
Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/22/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Giant City State Park
Categories
MAKANDA, Ill. – Come learn about the illusive gray fox, a native mid-sized carnivore that is declining
across the Midwest! This talk will touch on: how to identify a gray fox, compared to more common red
foxes; what makes gray foxes so special; how the population is struggling in the Midwest; on going
research from Southern Illinois University to help combat the population decline; and what YOU can
do to help! Presented by Nadine Pershyn, a Ph.D. student at SIU studying these fascinating
creatures.
For more information or to register for this free program, please call the Giant City State Park Visitors
Center at 618-457-4836.
Giant City State Park is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The mission of
the IDNR is to manage, conserve and protect Illinois’ natural, recreational and cultural resources,
further the public’s understanding and appreciation of those resources, and promote the education,
science and public safety of Illinois’ natural resources for present and future generations.