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 ...

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 ...

An ornate box turtle is seen through an archway during the exploration test of a Coe College trial. (Cameron Kolthoff/Coe College) Buy Photo Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a ...

This ornate box turtle was intensely watching me as it emerged from the grass and onto a road where I was standing. It is a native of the prairie but threatened due to loss of habitat. Turtles are a ...

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.