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		<title>Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gwizdala outlines the new resources for businesses ASAP was rolling out on its website]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The trap sends a message along with a picture to Miller’s group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[They’re caught off-guard by the challenges their pets start to present and then they dump them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to halt the growing population of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[traces the story of the Tegu status as an invasive species in south Florida]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Melissa Miller&#8211;a wearer of multiple University of Florida hats: research scientist, wildlife ecologist with the school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, lead investigator on a project that employs Artificial Intelligence technology seeking to halt the growing population of yet another invasive species, the Argentine Black and White Tegu—describes some of the tasks associated [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2025/09/dr-melissa-miller-lead-investigator-on-university-of-florida-project-using-ai-trap-to-halt-the-argentine-black-and-white-tegu/">Dr. Melissa Miller, lead investigator on University of Florida project using AI trap to halt the Argentine Black and White Tegu</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)</title>
		<link>https://talkinganimals.net/2024/09/marion-gwizdala-ceo-of-advocates-for-service-animal-partners-inc-asap/</link>
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		<category><![CDATA[a couple of fundamental questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a legitimate service animal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a wealth of information and resources on the ASAP website: https://serviceanimals.info/]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASAP operates the only 24-hour national hotline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)—a Tampa-based national nonprofit dedicated to securing, protecting, and advancing the rights and responsibilities of service animal handlers and the businesses they patronize—recalls receiving his first service dog in 1987, and just days later, encountering discrimination when a restaurant he frequented prevented Gwizdala from entering [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://talkinganimals.net/2024/09/marion-gwizdala-ceo-of-advocates-for-service-animal-partners-inc-asap/">Marion Gwizdala, CEO of Advocates for Service Animal Partners Inc. (ASAP)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://talkinganimals.net">Talking Animals</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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