News & Stories: Wildlife
Wildlife
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Summer Highlights!
Interns and Volunteers’ Memories Every year during the blazing hot summer, the Wildlife Medical Clinic welcomes its busiest season with a team of students eager…
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Snakes! Part 2
What should you do if you come across a venomous snake? If you are out for a hike and come across a venomous snake, it…
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The North American Flyway
Every fall and spring, just like how thousands of students use the American highway system to return to home or school, hundreds of species of…
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Preparation for a New School Year at the Wildlife Medical Clinic is Underway
Summer is drawing to a close which means the Wildlife Medical Clinic is preparing for the return of our student volunteers! During the summer, the…
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Emerging Turtle Disease, Emydomyces Testavorans
Emydomyces testavorans is a recently discovered fungus associated with freshwater habitats that causes shell disease in a wide variety of turtles and terrapins (Woodburn et…
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2022 Wildlife Medical Clinic Annual Report
The Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine embraces a threefold mission: to provide veterinary care to sick or injured…
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Patty Tribute
Several weeks ago, we made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize our resident opossum, Patty. This decision came about due to her increasing age and…
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Goodbye, House Officers
Dr. Aubrey Engel Dr. Engel has been our Zoological Medicine Specialty Intern since August of 2022, and she will be moving on to our anesthesia…
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A Closer Look into Our Eastern Box Turtle Ambassador’s World
Hazel, our beloved Eastern Box turtle ambassador, helps the Wildlife Medical Clinic teach our community about wildlife stewardship. Reptiles have very specific care and husbandry…
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River, Bald Eagle
Happy Independence Day! Our favorite American symbol at the Wildlife Medical Clinic is our bald eagle ambassador, River. Today’s Hawk Talk is all about bald eagles…