FRANKLIN, Ill. — For nearly 50 years, the ornate box turtle has been endangered or threatened. Highly sought after as pets, they're even poached and traded on the black market. Conservationists are ...

Ornate box turtles feed on a variety of insects so we often kill off a major food source for them by spraying pesticides. In addition to insects, they will eat carrion, crickets, grasshoppers, worms ...

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PONCA — Prairie and Flower may lack the physical stature of the larger reptiles living in Ponca State Park's Resource Education Center, but they now hold an elevated status over their roommates.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Caldwell, Kansas, is the Ornate Box Turtle capital of the world. The story designation dates back to 1986 when a sixth-grade class in Caldwell realized that the state of Kansas ...

The ornate box turtle is Nebraska’s official state reptile following a proclamation from Gov. Pete Ricketts on Friday. The turtle lives in grasslands across much of the state, according to the ...