Guess Who’s Coming to Your Backyard:

Seth Magle, an urban wildlife ecologist at the Lincoln Park Zoo, will discuss the effect of urbanization on wildlife at the Lake County Audubon Society’s regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 at the Libertyville village hall, 118 W. Cook Ave. The 90-minute presentation will detail how a four-county, 30-mile radius network of cameras is being used to study the effect of urbanization on wildlife. The Urban Wildlife Institute aims to use Chicago as a model for urban areas struggling to deal with wildlife relocation, rehabilitation, disease and conflicts. It is forming partnerships with local nature and conservation organizations and conducting pilot studies into ecosystem health and human-wildlife interaction. Call (847) 362-5134.