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Posted by Jo, on May 22nd, 2013
When they loaded elk in Kentucky, there were 39. When they got off the truck in Carter County, there were 40.
Story by Joe Jerek, photos courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
CARTER COUNTY, MO. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) added 20 adult cow elk, 16 yearling cow elk, three yearling bull elk and one [...]
Posted by Jo, on August 3rd, 2012
Heat, drought and other factors contributing to recent elk deaths
MDC has some answers from initial examinations but is awaiting additional test results.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is awaiting additional laboratory test results to help determine the causes of recent elk deaths, including six cow elk. One yearling bull elk was [...]
Posted by Jo, on June 24th, 2012
By Jo Schaper
If Eminence Mayor Jim Anderson has his way, a life-sized elk statue will very soon grace the lawn of the Shannon County courthouse.
“Actually, one of our aldermen thought it would be a great idea. Since we are the closest large town to the elk, we’re trying [...]
Posted by Jo, on June 22nd, 2012
This link to the Columbia Missourian was just passed through to us from the Missouri Department of Conservation:
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/06/22/us-department-agriculture-quits-funding-missouri-chronic-wasting-disease-efforts/
The heart of the story is here:
“The discoveries in Macon County came as the federal government was cutting $17 million in nationwide assistance used for compensating owners of infected captive deer herds killed in an effort [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 25th, 2012
The Dexter Daily Statesman reports this morning that one of the radio-collared adult elk released on Peck Ranch last year was found near Poyner in Ripley County and shot and killed Wednesday afternoon.
Elk reintroduced in Arkansas now cover a 12-county area.
Although elk have roamed off the ranch before, most have stayed within a few miles [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 19th, 2012
For your viewing pleasure:
Enjoy.
Posted by Jo, on May 19th, 2012
(MDC news release)
By Jim Low
VAN BUREN, Mo – Missouri’s elk herd doubled in size today (May 19) with the arrival of the Show-Me State’s second batch of wild elk from Kentucky. A tractor-trailer truck carrying 22 mature cows, three one-year-old cows, three two-year-old bulls, six one-year-old bulls and one newborn bull arrived at the Missouri [...]
Posted by Jo, on May 7th, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will soon add 35 wild elk to the Show-Me state’s recently restored herd at Peck Ranch Conservation Area. Peck Ranch is part of a 221,000-acre elk-restoration zone that covers parts of Shannon, Carter and Reynolds counties
The elk are scheduled to arrive at the refuge area [...]
Posted by Jo, on April 10th, 2012
MDC news update from Candice Davis.
ELLINGTON, Mo. – Landowners in the Missouri Ozarks have a variety of habitat types on their properties. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) employs a variety of methods to help landowners promote wildlife habitat, including workshops where landowners and biologists meet and discuss options such as cost shares [...]
Posted by Jo, on February 6th, 2012
To every story there is always another side. Sometimes many of them. Traveler can see both pros and cons of elk restoration, but one thing we are certain of: people who don’t learn from the experiences of others are condemned to repeat unnecessary mistakes.
We’ve linked to this KY3-TV (Springfield, MO) elk story
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