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Cottus specus, grotto sculpin, a rare fish found only in Perry County, which is federally listed as endangered. It is of the order Scorpaeniformes. [4] Etheostoma histrio, harlequin darter; Acipenser fulvescens, lake sturgeon; Percina nasuta, longnose darter; Noturus eleutherus, mountain madtom
Mastodon State Historic Site is a publicly owned, 431-acre (174 ha) archaeological and paleontological site with recreational features in Imperial, Missouri, maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, preserving the Kimmswick Bone Bed. [5] Bones of mastodons and other now-extinct animals were first found here in the early 19th ...
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
The world's most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring. The April 26 birth of a female American red wolf pup named Otter ...
Indiscriminate shooting of waterfowl was common. Other wildlife species were also not faring so well. Beaver and deer had disappeared and the wild turkey were nearly extinct from the swamp. In 1945, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service purchased 21,676 acres (87.7 km 2) of the Mingo Swamp and established the Mingo National Wildlife ...
Eight of the extinct bird species were found in Hawaii, including the Po`ouli, which was last seen in 2004. The Po`ouli is the most recently seen species of all 21 animals on the list.
Delocrinus is a genus of extinct crinoids, belonging to the family Catacrinidae. [1] Specimens have been found in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Arizona, Iowa, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Eperisocrinus missouriensis, formerly Delocrinus missouriensis, was made the state fossil of Missouri in 1989. [2]
Here are the invasive species recognized in Missouri: Mammals: feral hogs. Aquatic animals: silver carp, invasive crayfish and zebra mussels. Birds: pigeons and European starlings. Insects ...