Welcome Summer 2021
Hello and welcome to Lake County Blanding's Summer 2021! Blanding's turtle Blanding's are semi-aquatic turtles who are known for their distinct yellow throat that makes them look like they are always smiling! [...]
Is The Summer Here Already?
Welcome back readers to another year of Kane County shenanigans! If you are a first time reader, welcome! You should be prepared to learn about wildlife and the work that goes into studying them. Alexis back [...]
New Year, Same Turtle Team
Hello! Welcome to the 2021 Turtle Team blog! If you're new here, my name is Kelcie Fredrickson and I am a rising third year veterinary student and the 2021 Turtle Team leader. This summer, like [...]
Fieldwork…Wait, I thought we were done?
Last week, I joined Alexis and Michelle on their final week of fieldwork. Unfortunately, there won't be a video in this post because while I was busy trying not to flood my waders and destroy [...]
Surprise, Surprise…I Wonder What’s Inside?
Now that field season is officially over (yes, tears have been shed by many), Dr. Allender, Michelle and I took a small field trip over to the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital to deliver [...]
The Circle Of Turtle
Here it is, our twelfth and final blogpost, buckle up folks we're going on a feels trip. If you have not read between the lines of our many previous posts, we have had an incredible [...]