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Wildlife Restoration

Browse Missouri's wildlife restoration success stories, including the American burying beetle, deer, elk and wild turkey.

American Burying Beetle Restoration

American burying beetle
Learn about multi-agency efforts to restore this colorful, ecologically important insect to Missouri’s prairie landscape. More

Bald Eagles in Missouri

Once endangered, the bald eagle has made a comeback in Missouri. Learn we’re doing—and what you can do—to keep our bald eagle numbers strong. More

Elk Restoration

Plentiful before European settlement, elk disappeared from Missouri by 1865. In July 2010, the Department began restoring elk to a suitable area in southeast Missouri. Use these pages to follow Missouri's elk-restoration efforts. More

Hellbender Restoration

hellbender, a large brown salamander resting in gravelly streambed
Learn about coordinated efforts to reverse Missouri's hellbender decline and save the Ozark hellbender species. More

Prairie Chicken Restoration

To restore Missouri's declining prairie chicken population, the Department works with landowners where prairie-chicken restoration efforts are underway. More

Wild Turkey Restoration

In Missouri, wild turkeys were found in large numbers throughout the state. From 1840 until about 1900, historians recorded "too many wild turkeys even to consider raising tame birds" and "turkeys so numerous and easily obtained as to be scarcely worthy of consideration." More

Missouri Species and Communities of Conservation Concern Checklist

The Missouri Species and Communities of Conservation Concern Checklist lists all of our rarest species and natural communities. More

Related Information

External Links

  • Missouri Bird Checklists

    Use Audubon Society of Missouri's CACHE & SPARKS system to check the birds listed at Missouri's state parks and conservation areas, as well as contribute your sightings and notes to the lists.

  • Missouri Black Bear Project

    Track bears in the Missouri Black Bear Project and keep up with efforts to determine the state's bear population.

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