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Grant Agreement Number #13-017WGrant Agreement Number • January 26th, 2015
In 2009, Blanding’s turtles were upgraded from “threatened” to “endangered” in Illinois (Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, 2011). Among 164 reptile and amphibian taxa, Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (Midwest PARC) ranked Blanding’s turtles in the highest prioritization category for level of concern and regional responsibility for survival (MWPARC, 2011). Blanding’s turtles are sensitive to habitat destruction and fragmentation, nest mortality, and collection. Urbanization and agricultural development threaten to destroy suitable wetland habitat (MWPARC, 2010). Raccoons present a major threat to nest survivorship (up to 43 – 93% mortality; Congdon et al. 1983), and raccoon populations increase tremendously in areas of human habitation (Prange et al. 2003). Females travel hundreds of meters to several kilometers overland before nesting (Beaudry et al. 2010), and risk road mortality, disturbance by predators, and collecting by hobbyists during these nes
Grant Agreement Number #13-017WGrant Agreement Number • January 26th, 2015
In 2009, Blanding’s turtles were upgraded from “threatened” to “endangered” in Illinois (Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, 2011). Among 164 reptile and amphibian taxa, Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (Midwest PARC) ranked Blanding’s turtles in the highest prioritization category for level of concern and regional responsibility for survival (MWPARC, 2011). Blanding’s turtles are sensitive to habitat destruction and fragmentation, nest mortality, and collection. Urbanization and agricultural development threaten to destroy suitable wetland habitat (MWPARC, 2010). Raccoons present a major threat to nest survivorship (up to 43 – 93% mortality; Congdon et al. 1983), and raccoon populations increase tremendously in areas of human habitation (Prange et al. 2003). Females travel hundreds of meters to several kilometers overland before nesting (Beaudry et al. 2010), and risk road mortality, disturbance by predators, and collecting by hobbyists during these nes
