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If you enjoy viewing or feeding wildlife around your home as well as taking steps to prevent wildlife-related damage to your property, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources needs your help. They’re looking for volunteers to track wildlife sightings around their home so we can study the economic impact of wildlife in Indiana. Each selected volunteer will receive a logbook to report wildlife encounters and related activities—like repairing damage—and expenditures. If you are interested in helping us improve management of Indiana’s diverse wildlife resources, sign up at bit.ly/4cbiK7Z.