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Turtles saved by lab hatchlings near Iowa preserve
Iowa researchers track Blanding's turtles at Rock Island Botanical Preserve amid Highway 100 work. Five hatchlings released with transmitters, three of seven females laid eggs, with 31 eggs incubated and five hatchlings emerging to boost local population.
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VanDeWalle
Blanding
Iowa Department of Transportation
VanDe Walle
DOT
Rock Island Botanical Preserve
Stantec Consulting
Independence
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Karen Kinkead
DNR
Kinkead
Cathy Cutler
Cedar
Taylor
Liz Martin
Gazett
Stantec