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Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Bovinae Genus: Bison American bison, B. bison reintroduced; Family: Cervidae Subfamily: Capreolinae Genus: Odocoileus Mule deer, O ...
Within historic times, pronghorn, gray wolf, red wolf, and brown bear were all found in Missouri, but have since been extirpated. American bison and elk were formerly common, but are currently confined to private farms and parks. Elk can be found in a small restoration zone in three counties in the southeast Ozarks.
This is a list of species named endangered by the Missouri Department of Conservation, [1] which are not necessarily on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is not comprehensive. It is not comprehensive.
Here are the invasive species recognized in Missouri: Mammals: feral hogs. Aquatic animals: silver carp, invasive crayfish and zebra mussels. Birds: pigeons and European starlings. Insects ...
The Mingo National Wildlife Refuge is a 21,676-acre (87.7-km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in northwestern Stoddard and southeastern Wayne counties in Missouri.Its southwesternmost portion lies on the shores of Lake Wappapello.
The land which was originally wetlands used by migratory foul had earlier been used as a private hunting preserve. [3]In 1906 the Squaw Creek Drainage District No. 1 after much litigation using the contactors Rogers & Rogers completed ditches to drain nearly 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land into the Missouri River in a massive project in which more than 500,000 cubic yards of earth were moved ...
The Nature Reserve is also home to the Whitmire Wildflower Garden, a 3 acres (0.012 km 2) Missouri native garden with over 500 native plant species, and a children's Nature Explore Classroom. Over 17 miles (27 km) of hiking trails run through the Nature Reserve, along with four miles of road. The longest trail in the park is the Rus Goddard ...
On July 28, 1975, under the authority of the Endangered Species Act, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed the grizzly bear as a threatened species in the lower 48 states. [ 7 ] Over the next several decades, the bears learned to hunt and forage for themselves from non-human food sources, and their population slowly grew. [ 7 ]