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Student Research: Modeling habitats for endangered Indiana turtles

April 23, 2019

In northern Indiana, spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) and Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) face a number of human-caused threats. While habitat fragmentation, habitat loss and degradation, road mortality and even poaching and illegal pet trade has …

Flight attendants attempt to smuggle turtles into U.S.

August 1, 2018

Two China Eastern Airlines flight attendants tried to smuggle dozens of spotted (Clemmys guttata) and box turtles (Terrapene carolina) into China from Los Angeles. After Transportation Security Administration officials flagged the luggage for containing unusual …