WGLT

Box turtles are back for the summer. Here’s how to help them survive another year

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height ...
WOWT.com

Ornate box turtle named Nebraska’s state reptile

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 ...
Yahoo

Kansas lawmakers didn't protect ornate box turtles from poaching, but KDWP regulators will

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Kansas lawmakers failed to pass heightened protections for ornate box turtles, government regulators have taken action to ...
The Gazette

A threatened turtle species has personality. Knowing that could help them survive

Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a stranger? Volunteer to sing on stage? If you say yes, chances are you’re probably a bold person. It turns out ornate box turtles — a threatened ...
kjrh.com

Dogs helping scientists assess health of threatened ornate box turtles

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 ...
KETV Omaha

Ornate Box Turtle becomes official Nebraska state reptile Friday

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 ...