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Team Turtle Beats the Drought
How the UCLA La Kretz Center Rehabbed & Released 28 Genetically Significant Turtles Imperiled by Habitat Loss
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Brad Shaffer receives 2015 Meritorious Teaching Award in Herpetology
The award recognizes superior teaching effectiveness and mentoring of students in the area of herpetology, and honors individuals who have made significant contributions to herpetological education
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UCLA ecologists save endangered turtles weakened by the drought
Biologists with the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science recently went on a rescue mission to save endangered turtles that have become dehydrated, emaciated and stressed-out by the extended drought
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UCLA La Kretz Center ecologists act to save endangered wildlife affected by the extended drought
Dehydrated, emaciated, and stressed, Southwestern Pond Turtles sedentary on the shore of Elizabeth Lake didn’t move, or even try to flee when approached by biologists. This unheard of behavior suggested…
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New York City croaker settles nearly 80-year-old question: New species or same old frog?
By Alison Hewitt Originally posted in UCLA Newsroom A team of scientists has resolved a nearly 80-year-old mystery surrounding a group of frogs in and around New York City known…
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New York City croaker settles nearly 80-year-old question: New species or same old frog?
UCLA La Kretz Center conservation biologist Brad Shaffer and other scientists have definitively identified a new species of frog living in and around New York City