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The Missouri Conservation Commission has removed two birds and a snake from the state endangered species list, recognizing that the future of all three now seems secure.

At its meeting Sept. 26 in Poplar Bluff the Commission voted…[read further]

The Little Rock Zoo is proud to announce that reptile keeper Randal Berry will appear on Monday night’s episode of “Extreme Forensics” at 9 p.m. CST on the Investigation Discovery channel.

The episode, entitled “Silent Witness,” features a…[read further]

Bass Pro Shops today announced a $1 million donation to Victory Junction Gang, a year-round facility that enriches the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering,…[read further]

Could the answer to more efficient use of corn to make ethanol lie inside a cow’s stomach? That’s exactly what Michigan State University professor Mariam Sticklen thinks.

Most manufacturers currently use just the kernels to produce corn based…[read further]

Kimberly Smith, professor of biological sciences in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, replies:

Vertebrates commonly form aggregations: fish form schools, mammals form herds, and birds form flocks.  In birds, flock formation…[read further]

The Kansas Chapter of The Nature Conservancy recently closed on a nearly 2,000-acre conservation easement in Chase County, Kansas located in the Flint Hills. The Conservancy acquired the easement from the C.E. and Lonah Birch and the Robert and Linda…[read further]

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - High fuel costs and other economic burdens have spurred increased interest in vegetable gardening. Interest in home fruit production is also increasing, said a University of Missouri Extension horticulture specialist.

“Though fruit-producing plants don’t…[read further]

The Audubon organization has teamed up with Arkansas State University to keep tabs on a rare, declining species of wren in the state known as the Bewick’s Wren (pronounced like “Buick). In that effort, the two groups are requesting Arkansans…[read further]