News & Stories: Hawk Talk Newsletter
Hawk Talk Newsletter
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A Troubled Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle 25-611 Meet 25-611, a male eastern box turtle. He came to us with an aural abscess–an issue commonly seen with turtles of…
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Illinois Threatened and Endangered Species
Since joining the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois I have learned a lot about common species found in Illinois, anatomical differences in…
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Bird Migration
Whether you’re an avid bird-watcher or a person who avoids parking under trees so that you don’t have to wash the droppings off your car…
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New Treatments of Chytridiomycosis
Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease cause by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytriu salamadrivorans. This disease infects amphibians, effecting frogs the most. It has led to the…
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Bobcat Bulletin: A Wild Case Update
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) American bobcats are a medium sized cat that can be up to two feet tall at the shoulders and weigh upwards of…
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Introducing our Junior Student Manager, Alexa
Meet Alexa, our junior student manager! She is currently finishing up her first year as a veterinary student here at University of Illinois. She is…
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Meet our Newest Resident Ambassadors
In the fall of 2025, the Wildlife Medical Clinic (WMC) ambassador program grew with the addition of a red-tailed hawk, a Virginia opossum, and an…
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A Stinky Situation
Case Intake The Wildlife Medical Clinic has seen quite a few Virginia opossums this year and these are often a favorite species in the clinic…
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Case Study: The Fix on Fractures
The Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is one of six subspecies of the Common Box Turtle and is found in the eastern United States.…
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Cats: The Purrfect Storm for Endangering Wildlife
Invasive species are estimated to cost North America $26 billion dollars per year since 2010. From plants like common teasel and buckthorn to animals like…