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National Eagle Repository
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        and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and former general         B o t h Z e u s a n d C h a r l ie c a m e t o B r o o k fi e ld Z o o C h i c a g o ’ s
                                                                    Both Zeus and Charlie came to Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s
        superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County     Great Bear Wilderness after they were found injured in the wild
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        Brookfield Zoo Chicago Rising Conservation Leader Award
        Presented to Dr. Laura Adamovicz, wildlife veterinarian and
        co-director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab within the College
        of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
        Champaign (UIUC), and a senior research scientist in UIUC’s
        Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
        Recipients are individuals under 40 years of age who possess the talent
        R e c i p ie n t s a r e i n d i v i d u a l s u n d e r 4 0 y e a r s o f a g e w h o p o s s e s s t h e t a l e n t
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