The Conservation Department manages fields especially for doves and hunters. The birds get credit for their own abundance.
This year we have continued to trap and band wood ducks at Duck Creek to help with efforts to monitor the breeding population of wood ducks on our managed wetland areas.
Volunteers sustain an important wood duck study at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area.
Doves don't just fly fast; they go far!
Two openings, two banded birds, lots of hot fun.
Learn how to build a wren house.
MDC protects and manages Missouri's fish, forest, and wildlife resources.
We also facilitate your participation in resource-management activities, and we provide opportunities for you to use, enjoy and learn about nature.
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