Blanding's Turtles
Hickory Knolls is a proud participant in the Blanding’s Recovery Project, an initiative coordinated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. The goal of our turtle exhibit is to not only educate the public on the plight of Blanding’s turtles, which are endangered in Illinois, but also to achieve indoor breeding success. An indoor pond is home to six turtles, two males and four females, and features 500 gallons of aquatic habitat, a basking area and a ‘sandy beach’ where the turtles will one day deposit their eggs.
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