Missouri Department of Conservation

Missouri of Conservation sign and nettle

MDC Cape Nature Center announces free September programs

Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) speaks to graduates of the 114th recruit class.

Registration opens for Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture

sassafras trees at Holly Ridge CA in Stoddard County (Source: MDC)

MDC seeking seed donations for tree nursery

deer (Source: MDC)

MDC, NDA to host webinar on forest management for deer

(Source: Erin Elizabeth/Facebook)

Bear sighting reported in Ste. Genevieve County

(Source MDC/Facebook)

MDC warns Missouri drivers of snakes under car hoods

(Source: Missouri Department of Conservation)

Black bear killed in collision; MDC warns of wildlife risk to drivers

Missouri of Conservation sign and nettle

MDC reminds public to leave young wildlife alone

deer (Source: MDC)

243 new cases of CWD found during past year, according to Missouri Department of Conservation

Missouri Department of Conservation warns of invasive Snakehead fish

deer (Source: MDC)

Missouri Department of Conservation receives National Deer Association's 2024 Agency of the Year award

Fire

Wildfires burn across Southern Missouri amid high fire danger

Missouri of Conservation sign and nettle

Ridgetop Trail at Cape Girardeau Nature Center closed for construction

(Source: MO Dept. of Conservation/Facebook)

MDC removes 580 pounds of debris from Perry County conservation area

The Missouri Department of Conservation promotes planting native trees and plants. (Source: FOX23 Multimedia Journalist Shelby Brown)

Cape Nature Center offers free programs in January through MDC

deer (Source: MDC)

Missouri hunters took home less deer during November firearms season this year than last year data shows

Help wanted in locating poacher after a cow, calf, and several deer were shot and left

Southeast Missouri Food Bank continues 'Share the Harvest' program

MDC to hold mandatory chronic wasting disease sampling

MDC offering free “spooktacular” events during the month of October

It started in November 2023 with a report to MDC of this mature bull elk found shot dead and left to rot near Klepzig Mill in Shannon County. It ended with three men being charged for multiple violations of the Wildlife Code of Missouri. (Source Missouri Department of Conservation)

3 men face charges after elk poaching investigation

Missouri Department of Conservation officials ask people to not touch a yellow boat-shaped buoy with reflective tape, lights and MDC emblem positioned near the mouth of the Headwater Diversion Channel south of Cape Girardeau. (Source: MDC)

Boaters asked not to touch delicate, yellow boat-shaped buoy

Missourians who purchased moss balls within the last year are urged to inspect them for a potential zebra mussel infestation. Moss balls containing the invasive species were discovered in Washington state and could have been distributed to buyers in Missouri. (Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture)

MO Department of Conservation warns of moss balls with invasive zebra mussels

MDC has authorized an Emergency Fish Salvage Order for North County Park Lake in Cape Girardeau County Park (seen here). The order is in effect now through Sept. 30, 2024. (Source: MDC)

Emergency Fish Salvage Order in effect for North County Park Lake