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Blanding's turtles to get 146 acres of breathing (and breeding) room

KELLOGG — Blanding’s turtles are disappearing from one of their most important natural habitats in North America that happens to be in Southeast Minnesota. Conservationists are hoping 146 acres of ...
Chicago Tribune

Biologists trying to combat fungal disease being found in Blanding’s turtles; DuPage testing to be done this summer

Biologists have been working for three decades on a recovery project for the endangered Blanding’s turtle throughout the state, including DuPage County, as numbers declined due to an increase in ...
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Fate Of Iowa's Blanding's Turtle To Be Decided As Population Rapidly Declines

In several states around the US, a small turtle whose population decreases annually has been placed on the endangered species list. Now, as the fate of Iowa's Blanding's turtle is being decided, with ...
Chicago Tribune

Endangered Blanding’s turtles in Illinois face new threat from fungal disease

Biologists have been working for three decades on a recovery project for the Illinois-endangered Blanding’s turtle, whose numbers were declining due to an increase in predators and habitat destruction ...
Iowa Public Radio

Wildlife researchers and the Blank Park Zoo give turtle hatchlings a head start

Blanding's turtles at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo will grow to be about 4 inches before they are released in the spring of 2025. The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, the Iowa Department of Natural ...