Evaluating Stress in Endangered Sea Turtles
Researchers will investigate novel methods to assess the health status of injured and ill sea turtles to improve care for these endangered animals.
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Studying a New Fungus Affecting Turtles
SUMMARY: Researchers will study a new shell and skin fungus threatening turtles. THE PROBLEM: Fungal infections are a growing problem in reptiles. Emydomyces testavorans is a recently described fungus that...
Investigating an Emerging Disease in Freshwater Turtles
Researchers will investigate the cause of a novel fungal shell infection causing high mortality in freshwater turtles.
Assessing Health and Disease Threats to Ornate Box Turtles
SUMMARY: Researchers are studying health status and disease threats to wild ornate box turtles to help inform conservation efforts. THE PROBLEM: Ornate box turtles living in prairie habitats are a...
Reducing Stress in Endangered Sea Turtles During Rehabilitation
Researchers will investigate the effects of, and ways to minimize, transportationrelated stress on sea turtles to and from rehabilitation facilities and release sites.
Evaluating Red Tide Treatment in Stranded Sea Turtles
Researchers will investigate a novel treatment for brevetoxicosis (a condition caused by ingesting harmful toxins produced by algae blooms) in stranded sea turtles.
Assessing How Climate Change Affects Sea Turtle Hatchlings
SUMMARY: Researchers will study rising temperatures' impact on the hatch and the emergence success of nesting loggerhead and green sea turtles, including hatchling survival, growth rates and sex ratio changes.
Helping Reptiles Survive and Thrive
October 20, 2022 – Researchers are investigating serious health challenges, including diseases, in snakes, turtles, lizards and other reptiles.
Why Amphibians and Reptiles Are Dying — and How We’re Helping Them Survive
July 10, 2025 — Here at Morris Animal Foundation, we’ve been committed to helping animals of all shapes and sizes for more than 75 years – including often-overlooked creatures like amphibians and reptiles.
Veterinary Student Scholars – What We Are Funding & Why
January 18, 2022 – Our Veterinary Student Scholar introduces students to research as a possible career path. In 2021, the Foundation funded 16 new projects.