Iowa project will track juvenile movements of threatened turtle species
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A central Iowa wetland is now home to 32 young Blanding’s turtles that were released Wednesday as part of a joint project to give the threatened species a jump on life. These hatchlings were part of four clutches that were incubated and hatched at Blank Park Zoo from gravid females found last summer at the wetland.
This project is a partnership between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Blank Park Zoo and Iowa State University to better understand Blanding’s turtle’s habitat needs, and then incorporate that information into management practices.
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