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Cook County hosts the nation’s first residency program for free-ranging wildlife veterinarians. The first year has been wide-ranging and fruitful.
With many snake populations already in decline scientists worry the fungal disease could wipe out certain species in some locations entirely.
With many snake populations already in decline scientists worry the fungal disease could wipe out certain species in some locations entirely.
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More fungal diseases could be appearing in wildlife because of climate change, deteriorating ecosystems, loss of habitat and declining diversity in certain populations.
The annual release of the distinctive Blanding's turtles in Lake County is being delayed and egg collection temporarily suspended due to the discovery of a fungus associated with turtle shell disease.