SALINA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Rolling Hills Zoo has taken in 83 ornate box turtles confiscated from the illegal global wildlife trade, providing a safe recovery haven as federal investigators work to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Rolling Hills Zoo A Kansas zoo has become an unlikely front line in the fight against wildlife trafficking after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In spring, box turtles emerge from their underground winter dens. Drivers across the Midwest and Great Plains may spot them on the ...

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home ...

SALINA, Kan. (KAKE) — Dozens of turtles are getting a second chance in Salina after the Rolling Hills Zoo saved them from wildlife trafficking. It's a growing problem internationally, impacting many ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The state reptile of Kansas is at risk of being trafficked, but investigators are working to save them before they are shipped off. In August 2025, the Rolling Hills Zoo ...

As prairie has decreased in Illinois to less than one-tenth of 1% of its original area, the ornate box turtle has become critically endangered in the state. The Nature Conservancy's Nachusa Grasslands ...

Ornate box turtles face threats from habitat loss, climate change and being hit by cars. Scientists urge the public not to take wild turtles home as pets or for turtle races. If helping a turtle cross ...

In spring, box turtles emerge from their underground winter dens. Drivers across the Midwest and Great Plains may spot them on the roads. The creatures are particularly vulnerable this time of year to ...