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Elspeth McLennan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group, University of Sydney

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I never thought my shoelaces would get stolen.

As a wildlife researcher, I’m used to early alarms and long days out in the field. But one morning, before my team headed out to trap and monitor Tasmanian devils, I woke up to find my boots destroyed and stripped of their laces.

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