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Posted on April 14, 2017November 13, 2017 by JMM

INHS herpetologists to monitor Will County Blanding’s Turtles

Following the discovery last year of a nesting Blanding’s Turtle in a suburban backyard, INHS herpetologists have been awarded a contract to survey for the endangered Blanding’s Turtles in Will County Forest Preserves.

Read article in Daily Herald

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