Endangered

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

Anyone who has watched a lot of Saturday morning television likely has seen Taz, the voracious Tasmanian devil of Looney Tunes fame, a loud and voracious…

The country of Armenia may be getting its first conservation center for reptiles and amphibians thanks to a crowd-funding campaign launched by the Saint…

For the first time in 30 years, the Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed evidence that the state-endangered lake sturgeon is reproducing in…

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…

The Saint Louis Zoo once again is teeming with baby giant salamanders.For the second year in a row, the zoo has successfully bred endangered Ozark…

Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden have confirmed the discovery of two tree species that were thought to be extinct.Last year botanists from the…

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…

For the first time ever, an endangered amphibian found only in a few Missouri and Arkansas counties has been successfully bred in captivity.Officials with…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Ozark hellbender as a federally endangered species that cannot be harmed, killed, or bought and sold as…