Conservation

New findings from a St. Louis pilot study show bee pollinator habitats along highway corridors can potentially increase bee populations and improve food sustainability efforts.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year stripping wetlands of most federal protections is drawing more attention to the threatened ecosystems, and what states can do in response.

Conservationist Julie Packard, who leads the Monterey Bay Aquarium, discusses how the Midwest plays an important role in ensuring ocean health.

The once dominant Missouri fur industry has been declining due to shifting attitudes around the use of fur and increased trade tariffs.

The fur industry has a long history in Missouri and while it looks different — it is still around.

Gray foxes, the only canine species in North America that can climb trees, are found across much of the U.S. But over the last two decades, populations in the Midwest have plummeted and multiple state agencies are trying to find out the reasons behind their shrinking numbers.

The finicky plants are threatened by habitat loss and climate change, but as the Missouri Botanical Garden works to conserve them, scientists are learning the difficulties of growing native orchids in a lab.

In Missouri, agriculture, urban development and man-made flood control measures have replaced 87% of the state’s original wetlands.

50 years after the Endangered Species Act was passed, scientists at Missouri Botanical Gardens look forward to the next decade and beyond.

The Sumatran orangutan newborn will boost the population of the critically endangered species.