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- U.S. wildlife researchers confirmed the first armadillo migration into Ohio after a roadkill was found near Oxford in September.
- USGS data show nine-banded armadillos have spread northward and eastward from Texas since 1849.
- The study cites climate change, land-use shifts, and a Florida release as expansion drivers.
- Armadillos now occupy 18 states, including Texas and Illinois.
- They could expand into Michigan, Wisconsin, and Virginia.
