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Missouri’s First Conservation Bank To Benefit Endangered Bats

Posted on October 15, 2018 by admin

Conservation Employees’ Credit Union Money Matters Fall 2018 Issue Partnering with Burns & McDonnell, the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF) opened the Chariton Hills Conservation Bank. This is the first conservation bank in Missouri to be approved by the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Discovery of corn that fertilizes itself could transform agriculture

Posted on August 24, 2018 by admin

  Anna Groves, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 7:30 a.m. CT Aug. 20, 2018 | Updated 10:13 a.m. CT Aug. 20, 2018 Farmers in a small area of southern Mexico knew that a variety of corn grown in the area was … Continue reading →

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Illegal turtle farm raid nets massive haul

Posted on August 23, 2018 by admin

By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News Aug. 23, 2018 The operators of Europe’s largest illegal turtle farm were shell-shocked Thursday during a Spanish police raid that rescued more than 1,100 turtles — including endangered species selling for nearly $12,000 each, … Continue reading →

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Monarch butterfly migration to Mexico jumps after years of decline

Posted on March 2, 2016 by admin

Associated Press in Mexico City February 26, 2016 Monarch butterflies have made a big comeback in their wintering grounds in Mexico after suffering serious declines, investigators said Friday. The area covered by the orange-and-black insects in the mountains west of … Continue reading →

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Policy Re-affirms Federal-State ESA Collaboration

Posted on February 18, 2016 by admin

February 19, 2016 Contact: Brian Hires, Brian_Hires@fws.gov, 703-358-2191 Connie Barclay, Connie.Barclay@NOAA.gov, 301-427-8003  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together the Services) have updated a long-standing policy on the role of state fish and wildlife … Continue reading →

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