by admin | Jun 10, 2013 | News
A House Committee will take some time this summer to consider how to battle chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease in cervids, including deer and elk. 21 cases of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, have been found in Missouri, all since 2010 and all in...
by admin | Aug 18, 2009 | Politics / Govt
Missouri’s Conservation director heads back to the farm at the beginning of next year, after 32 years with the department. State Conservation Director John Hoskins has announced he will retire January 15th, 32 years after he began his career as a conservation...
by admin | Aug 16, 2009 | Politics / Govt
State conservation commissioners have been given an example of how controversial proposed changes to the Ozark National Scenic Riverways can be. They have been controversial during five open houses held by federal officials and they have been controversial in more...
by admin | May 8, 2009 | News
Why did the turtle cross the road? And do any of them ever make it to the other side? State Herpetologist Jeff Briggler and a team of volunteers have been counting turtles on Missouri’s roads. Ninety percent of them had been hit by cars. Why are they crossing...
by admin | Apr 21, 2009 | News
The Spring Turkeyhunt kicked off Monday, but the Missouri Department of Conservation says thereare fewer turkeys to look for this year. Tw o years of rainand c old ha v e had a negative impact on Midwestwild turkey populations, according to Tom Dailey, a resource...
