American Burying Beetle

American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them into preserved meatballs and feed them to their babies. The St. Louis Zoo is working to save the threatened beetle.

For five years, state officials and researchers have been trying to bring back an endangered beetle species that disappeared in Missouri more than 40…

For a second year, the St. Louis Zoo is continuing efforts to bring back an endangered beetle to southwestern Missouri.On Tuesday, more than 300 pairs of…

An endangered beetle will be making its Missouri comeback on Tuesday.That's when about 250 American burying beetles will be reintroduced in the…

The American burying beetle is coming back – more than three decades since it was last spotted in Missouri.The Saint Louis Zoo and the US Fish and…

An endangered beetle could be making its way back to Missouri, with some help from the Saint Louis Zoo and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.If all goes…

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Updated 11:52 a.m.The endangered American burying beetle could be making its way to a southwestern Missouri prairie.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…