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Dr. Allender Leads Study of Ornate Box Turtles

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.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-ornate-box-turtle-dogs-research-tt-20210507-k3zyrloqpfb33n6kjhy4paxswe-story.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-ornate-box-turtle-search-research-nachusa-grasslands-photos-20210506-aunq6ppj6zd7th7ghegn5me2ri-photogallery.html

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Associated Press wireservice (May 10)
https://apnews.com/article/illinois-science-turtles-health-lifestyle-21008e78cdcbf5fb87abe32edfa9a603

https://www.wifr.com/2021/05/06/researchers-conduct-fieldwork-on-state-threatened-ornate-box-turtle/

https://wrex.com/2021/05/06/researchers-performed-health-assessments-on-endangered-turtles-in-lee-county/

https://www.bollyinside.com/news/researchers-conducted-health-assessments-on-endangered-turtles-in-lee-county

https://www.compsmag.com/news/researchers-conducted-health-assessments-on-endangered-turtles-in-lee-county/

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinoisplaybook

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