Leeches help track down endangered species
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 16 Jun 2024
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Why was this man's luggage stuffed with 5,000 leeches?
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How leeches could help prevent future coronavirus outbreaks: blood suckers provide evidence of wildlife that carry animal viruses
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Leech Animal Facts - A-Z Animals
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Leeches - The Australian Museum
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Smithsonian Insider – Discovery in Smithsonian collection broadens understanding of rare North American leech
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Map of global distribution of leeches associated with freshwater
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Leeches help track down endangered species
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Tracking endangered mammals with the leeches that feed on them
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With a little help from leeches, scientists may have found a coronavirus they don't know. But does it matter?
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Country diary: catching a shapeshifter in the stream, Animals
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The tales a leech tells – NU Sci Magazine
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Large Leech Alert! - North Sutherland Wildlife Group
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