Healthy Deer, Healthy Missouri
Deer are one of our most valuable species for outdoor recreation, jobs, and tourism. Our MDC scientists work with dedicated conservation partners to maintain healthy deer populations and manage threats from disease -specifically, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Go behind the…
At Dumbarton Oaks Park: A Youth Conservation Crew’s Trail to Success
This summer, a Student Conservation Association trail crew was hard at work in Rock Creek Park, completing multiple restoration projects to enhance trails for visitor use. The crew was working in Dumbarton Oaks Park, a 27-acre section of Rock Creek…
Adorable Wolf Tries to Get Mom’s Attention
Beyond being cute, the Mexican gray wolf mother-daughter pair (Belle and Nita) represent the Wolf Conservation Center's participation in the active effort to save their species from of extinction. The WCC, a 501c3 non-profit organization in South Salem, NY, is…
The Working Farms Fund — Scaling Next Generation Farming
The Conservation Fund encourages sustainable agriculture that allows farmland, ranchlands and forests to be both preserved and working productively. We have protected over 8.5 million acres across the U.S., including over 3 million acres of working lands that generate economic…
Coming soon to poachers near you
Welcome our new ship Seahorse as its dry-dock work comes to a close and we prepare it to set sail to Operation Milagro. This vessel will increase our capacity to protect the Vaquita Porpoise, which is the most endangered marine…
Eagle attacking coot as heron gives warning call
SOUNDING THE ALARM -- Thank you to Kim Larson for sharing this video of a bald eagle attempting to grab an American coot swimming in a pond while a nearby great blue heron provides a warning call of the approaching…
Nature’s Calling – Deer Hunting / CWD (Nov 2022)
Get valuable tips and info about deer hunting and CWD sampling in Missouri in this monthly video segment. https://mdc.mo.gov/cwd
Top 10 Hiking Boosts
If you really want to ramp up your health and happiness, try hiking. From out your door down to your core, research shows multiple benefits for mind and body. With cooling temps and changing colors, fall is a great time…
Out of the Darkness
Check out http://www.squarespace.com for a free trial or go to http://squarespace.com/Baumgartner to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. -- A painting that can barely be seen, a figure peering out, and a few unique issues…
Adorable Wolf Gets the Zoomies 🐺
Nikai the wolf shows us that wolves are not all that different from the dogs we live with and love. Nikai is a captive-born gray wolf at the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC), a 501c3 non-profit organization, in South Salem, NY.…
