Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Reintroduces 40 Alligator Snapping Turtles to Sunflower State

By | September 25, 2024 |
A photo of an alligator snapping turtle. The turtle is at the center of the photograph, looking straight ahead. It has dark gray coloring with pink splotches. It is being held by someone wearing tan clothing.

An aura of excitement filled the air near the Neosho River in Kansas on a hot September morning. State wildlife officials gathered around several large, gray bins, snapping photos and eagerly chatting. Why the excitement? Forty, dinner-plate-sized alligator snapping turtles, about to be released into the wild. The last known living alligator snapping turtle collected…

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Sheep, Native Plants and Fire Tested as Methods for Managing Invasive Honeysuckle Next to the Blue River

By | September 4, 2024 |
A photo of a sheep in the woods. The sheep is in the center of the photo, looking to the right. It is white with brown spots. There is a white sheep a few feet behind it. The foreground is bare and covered in dead leaves. The background is green and leafy.

Editor’s Note: Additional information was added into this article to identify the species of bush honeysuckle that impacts Missouri. For information on identifying invasive honeysuckle or other invasive plants, visit the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Website. Something is suffocating Missouri’s forest floors.   It’s leafy, it’s dense, it’s pervasive, and it can grow so thick that…

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