Chicago Tribune (May 7) – “The loss of even a single species, even a population of that species, has immeasurable negative impacts on the environment that the rest of us live in,” said Matt Allender, Chicago Zoological Society clinical veterinarian and director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory.
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https://www.wifr.com/2021/05/06/researchers-conduct-fieldwork-on-state-threatened-ornate-box-turtle/
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinoisplaybook
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