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In The News
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Donation of Ultrasound Machine to Scovill Zoo Supports Work of Illinois Veterinary Team
WCIA-TV (July 22) – Decatur Memorial Hospital is donating an ultrasound machine to Scovill Zoo in Decatur to benefit the veterinary care of its animals.…
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Illinois Veterinary Pathology Partners with Brookfield Zoo Chicago Care Team
A-Z Animals (July 22) – The veterinary support behind them is deep. Brookfield employs six clinical veterinarians, several residents, and ten veterinary technicians, all supported…
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Ten Years of Turtle Research at Nachusa Grasslands Preserve
The Nature Conservancy (July 10) – Every spring for the past decade, Dr. Matt Allender has brought a team of researchers to survey Nachusa Grasslands’…
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Scientists Team Up to Protect Endangered Turtles from Increasing Threats
Chicago Tribune (July 12) It was in 2015 — when all the equipment he had fit in a tackle box and the only help he had…
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U. of I. Studying Disease That Afflicts Western Pond Turtles
KIRO-TV (with video; Seattle, July 12) — Over the past 15 years, a shell disease has emerged that is affecting more than 80% of the…
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Protect Yourself from Ticks in Illinois
First News (WCIA-TV; July 7) – A new University of Illinois study has found that tickborne diseases are being reported every month of the year…
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Household Toxins that Affect Pet Birds
News-Gazette (July 5) – Dr. Judilee Marrow, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who specializes in treating zoological species, offers guidance…
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Fireworks Displays Negatively Impact Wildlife
National Geographic (Washington, D.C., July 1) — The panic and disorientation that wildlife experience due to fireworks displays often result in traumatic injuries and even…
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Hospital Treats Abused Puppy
NewsChannel20 (Springfield, Illinois, ABC-TV affiliate; June 30) – A puppy in the custody of the Sangamon County Animal Control was brought to the University of…
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University of Illinois Round Barns Dedicated to Donor Whose Estate Will Fund Renovations
WCIA News (June 24) – The barns held a very special place in Leah Wightman’s heart. Wightman passed away about two years ago, but her…