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Shedd Aquarium Raising Blanding's Turtle Hatchlings
The Shedd Aquarium will raise the endangered Blanding's turtle hatchlings, and will then release them to a DuPage County forest preserve.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Shedd Aquarium is raising 24 endangered Blanding’s turtle hatchlings, before releasing them into the wild once they’re grown, to bolster native populations.
The baby turtles will remain in the care of Shedd Aquarium staff for the next year, until they’re the appropriate size and weight to be reintroduced to their natural habitat in a DuPage County forest preserve.
