"Save Ornate Box Turtles" Pledge

Did you know there are 14 turtle species that call Kansas home? One is the ornate box turtle, also known as Kansas’ state reptile. This beauty has a yellow-striped shell, grows up to 5 inches in length and can live as long as 30 years.

The home range of an ornate box turtle is approximately 5 acres, and can consist of several burrows which are used for sleeping at night and to avoid extreme hot and cold temperatures. Unlike plated armor, the shell is a living part of the turtle, with the inner most layer consisting of bone filled with blood vessels to supply oxygen and nutrients to the living tissue, and nerve endings sensitive to touch.
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SKIP a straw or any single-use plastic, and pick up my litter.SLOW DOWN on the road and keep an eye out for turtles trying to cross the road.Help a turtle cross the road and only place them in the same direction they were going.STAY AWAY from illegal pet trade.CHOOSE NOT TO race turtles, and instead will find an alternative to race.If I do race turtles, I will put them back EXACTLY where I found them.If I do race turtles, I will NOT permanently mark on their shell.If I do race turtles, I will only do turtle races during cooler times of the day in the summer.
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