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Missouri conservation staff, students create pollinator habitats

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MDC reports 45,475 turkeys harvested during regular spring season

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MDC seeks volunteers for statewide breeding bird survey

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Peregrine falcon chicks hatch in Franklin County; public can watch live on Falcon Cam

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MDC urges drivers to watch for turtles on roadways this spring

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Two eaglets rescued after storm damages nest along Osage River

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Missouri conservation officials urge public to leave young wildlife alone

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Missouri conservation officials urge public to leave young wildlife alone

Authorities seek information after bald eagle found shot in Caruthersville

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Young hunters harvest more than 5,200 turkeys during Missouri youth season

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Volunteers invited to clean Cape LaCroix Creek during Friends of the Park Day

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Peregrine falcons return to Franklin County nest; live stream underway

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MDC urges southeast Missouri landowners to identify rare sand prairie habitat

People can learn about black bears (pictured above) at an MDC virtual program on Nov. 30. (Source: Missouri Department of Conservation)

MDC urges residents to be BearWise as black bears emerge in spring

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Southeast Missouri residents can trade invasive Callery pear trees for free native trees

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Nearly 2,000 anglers attend trout season opener at Montauk State Park

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Missouri Department of Conservation marks 30th Annual Vulture Venture

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Missouri conservation agents patrol Current River as gigging season nears end

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MDC reminds hunters of 2026 coyote season rule changes

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MDC reports 301,954 deer harvested during Missouri season

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Trout harvest opens Feb. 1 at four Southeast Missouri lakes

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Missouri deer harvest totals released for 2024 season

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MDC to offer free nature-themed embroidery series in southeast Missouri in 2026

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MDC, Ozark Land Trust secure 80 acres to protect endangered grotto sculpin habitat