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 every summer, we are doing population based health assessments in Eastern and Ornate box turtles throughout Illinois and Tennessee. Turtle [...]

New Year, Same Turtle Team2021-05-12T15:00:33-05:00

Turtle Tour 2020 Part 1: Ornate Box Turtles

This week we kicked things off at two locations in Illinois sampling Ornate Box Turtles (OBTs). At our first site, we didn't find as many turtles as we had hoped for but that doesn't mean they weren't there! Our dogs search by picking up on scent trails left during a turtle's morning migration. Due to [...]

Turtle Tour 2020 Part 1: Ornate Box Turtles2020-06-15T20:35:45-05:00

Introducing…Turtle Tour 2020!

We have some exciting news! Next week we will begin our Turtle Tour of 2020 with some sassy yet classy Ornate Box Turtles (OBTs). These last two weeks have been pretty hectic in the lab between packing, ordering last minute supplies, a freezer mishap and animal care but we are finally ready to go! Check [...]

Introducing…Turtle Tour 2020!2020-06-07T23:22:02-05:00
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