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The population of Missouri’s wild elk herd is growing fast enough that the Department of Conservation is making tentative plans for a hunting season in…
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State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released an audit criticizing the Missouri Department of Conservation for paying out more than $120,000 to a former…
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The Missouri Department of Conservation is advising motorists to keep an eye out for turtles crossing the road this spring.Joe Jerek, a spokesman for the…
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The Missouri Department of Conservation has appointed a new deputy director of resource management. The Department of Conservation named Mike Hubbard as…
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The Missouri House has voted overwhelmingly to raise poaching fines to protect the state's fledgling elk population.The bill approved Wednesday would…
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This week on Discover Nature, watch for a rare, snow-white visitor to our state.The snowy owl only occasionally visits Missouri, general in the winter of…
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Celebrate the arrival of autumn this week, and watch for a variety of ripening tree nuts falling to the ground.Many Missouri native trees produce this…
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This week on Discover Nature, watch for scrape-marks, or rubs on trees, as white-tailed deer shed “velvet” from their antlers.White-tailed deer are…
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This week on Discover Nature, watch – and listen – for a tiny, feathered pollinator that sings with its wings.Ruby throated hummingbirds display metallic…
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Do you like to camp? Are campfires a part of your plan? The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds you to be safe and have fun this spring and…