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Dr. Laura Adamovicz, veterinarian and analysis scientist with the Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory on the College of Illinois in addition to an affiliate of the Illinois Pure Historical past Survey, shares particulars on the Wellness of Wildlife undertaking.
The “Wellness of Wildlife” undertaking focuses on the general well being standing of field turtles as a result of:
- Field turtles are glorious sentinels for ecosystem well being, that means issues on this species could possibly be indications that different species are struggling
- Field turtles are species of conservation concern in Illinois
- The Wellness of Wildlife undertaking entails discovering field turtles within the wild 2 to three instances per 12 months utilizing specifically educated turtle-sniffing canine.* The staff performs a bodily examination on every turtle and collects swabs and blood samples. Turtles are launched on the actual spot they have been discovered the identical day.
