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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2014 17:35:53 GMT -5
I have been seeing a lot of Armadillos in western Kentucky for the past several years. It seems like every year their population is increasing here. The Kentucky Lake area of southwest Kentucky has several thousand Armadillos. They have been confirmed all across western Kentucky during the past few years. Some have even been confirmed along the Ohio River directly across from Indiana.
It seems probable that in the near future a few Armadillos will wander into southwest Indiana. They have already wandered into southern Illinois in recent years.
They used to mostly be in the southern states, like Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, etc. But in recent years they have moved north expanding their range into Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and southern Illinois.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 19, 2014 8:06:58 GMT -5
I thought some had already been roadkilled around the Evansville area..
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Post by esshup on Mar 19, 2014 10:30:12 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2014 16:25:04 GMT -5
I saw an Armadillo here a few weeks ago. They have become fairly common here.
The Armadillos in Kentucky are wild. They migrated here from the southern states over the past few decades. Armadillos have now been confirmed in over 20 counties in Southern Illinois. So it is likely the wild Armadillos will soon make there way naturally into Indiana.
Many Biologist actually expect Armadillos to naturally migrate into Indiana, and Ohio soon.
If you search online for information about Armadillos migrating north, or expanding their range north, you will find a lot of good articles.
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Post by greyhair on Apr 16, 2014 21:10:05 GMT -5
I saw a roadkill around Princeton last year. They do carry leprosy, almost the only animal that does I heard
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Post by greyhair on Apr 16, 2014 21:11:11 GMT -5
I saw a roadkill around Princeton last year. They do carry leprosy, almost the only animal that does I heard
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 1:06:11 GMT -5
So have Armadillos been confirmed yet in Southwest Indiana ? Armadillos have been confirmed in several dozen counties in Kentucky, and numerous counties in southern Illinois.
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Post by 70worm on May 17, 2014 20:00:16 GMT -5
Are they envasive in anyway? Would we need to kill them as nuisance animals. I dont know anything about them other than what I've seen in Bugs Bunny cartoons.
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Post by Genesis 27:3 on May 30, 2014 7:25:16 GMT -5
Are they envasive in anyway? Would we need to kill them as nuisance animals. I dont know anything about them other than what I've seen in Bugs Bunny cartoons. I was wondering the same thing.... |
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Post by tenring on May 30, 2014 8:28:55 GMT -5
Until Chicken Little tells me that the sky is falling, "what difference does it make".
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 7, 2014 18:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 14:06:29 GMT -5
Interesting article. The trend of Armadillos moving into Indiana is likely to continue. I have seen several along the roads this spring/summer in western Kentucky.
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Post by sgtwal on Jun 28, 2014 20:27:33 GMT -5
3 years ago I-70 and Indiana State line by Terre Haute.  |
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