FRANKLIN GROVE -- In Northwestern Illinois near Franklin Grove, there sits 4,000 acres of the Nachusa Grasslands. On Wednesday, May 18, The Chicago Zoological Society led a team of University of ...

The ornate box turtle can be easily distinguished from other turtles in the region by its high-domed shell, called a carapace, and bright yellow lines, known as scutes, on top of its shell and on its ...

AND NOW HAS AN OFFICIAL STATE REP TIE WITH THE ORNATE BOX TURTLE. GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS GATHERED WITH STUDENTS TODAY TO SIGN THE PROCLAMATION. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 JUST JOSH KRISTIANTO IS THERE AND ...

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 ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The transition from the winter season to the spring season brings out the desert box turtle, also known as the ornate box turtle. Ornate box turtle sightings become more common during ...

GRETNA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska has a new state reptile. Gov. Ricketts proclaimed the ornate box turtle as Nebraska’s official state reptile during a ceremony Friday hosted by the Nebraska Game and ...

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NORTH LIBERTY — John Rucker and his five “super dogs” are helping research through Coe College to measure the number of ornate box turtles in the Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. Rucker, 74, is a ...

In a poll to determine which of the world’s turtles would take home the people’s choice award, box turtles would win in a landslide. Sea turtles captivate observers around the globe, but few people ...

CALDWELL, Kan. (KSNW) — Many people may not know, but Caldwell is the Ornate Box Turtle Capital of the World. The city is celebrating 40 years of the title by creating 12 unique pieces of art. “I ...