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Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by JMM

Turtle Dogs return to Illinois

The infamous John Rucker Turtle Dogs have returned to Illinois this spring to and have garnered a lot of media attention. INHS PaCE Lab M.Sc. student Andrea Colton has been there, searching for, collecting data, and marking the turtles. Check out some of the media stories and Andrea’s slideshow:

Chicago Sun Times

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ABC7 Denver

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