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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 ...
Type Symbol Adopted Image Amphibian: American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana: 2005 [1] [2]: Animal: Missouri mule: 1995 [1] [3]: Aquatic animal: Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
The avian family Anatidae, commonly called waterfowl, comprise the ducks, geese, and swans. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 174 Anatidae species distributed among 53 genera, 32 of which have only one species.
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
The Sioux Falls mayor announced a "strategic pause" Friday in the city's plans to ditch an arsenic-contaminated menagerie of more than 150 taxidermy animals that fill a now-closed natural history ...
The eastern bluebird is the state bird of Missouri. This list of birds of Missouri includes species documented in the U.S. state of Missouri and accepted by the Missouri Birding Society (MBS). As of July 2021, there are 437 species included in the official list. [1]
The international mutual aid fellowship, commonly referred to as AA, was unofficially founded on June 10th 1935 when self-described alcoholic Dr. 'Friends of Bill W' at 80: Alcoholics Anonymous ...
This is a list of parties contracting to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, also known as the Convention on Wetlands. The convention's mission is "the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation, as a contribution towards ...