Assessing a New Tool for Early Detection of Endangered Turtles on Proposed Transportation Projects
The goal of this project is to assess the efficacy of eDNA for detecting Blanding’s turtles and wood turtles across their ranges in Minnesota.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $251676
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Contract Numbers:
1036341 WO#2
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Sponsor Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Department of Civil Engineering, 201 Engineering Hall
Urbana, IL United States 61801 - Start Date: 20220804
- Expected Completion Date: 20240630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Detection and identification technologies; Endangered species; Wildlife
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01836106
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1036341 WO#2
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Feb 18 2022 12:39PM