

Pet attacks on the rise?
Are your pets in the Joplin, Carthage and Neosho Missouri area safe? This photo was posted on Facebook by a wildlife control company in...


Armadillo!
If you linked to this blog from our Facebook page and you guessed "Armadillo" you were correct! The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus...


Squirrel News from MDC
The Missouri Department of Conservation's latest News Release may be of some interest to those of you having difficulty with squirrels. ...


Beavers in Missouri
I was talking with a landowner the other day about nuisance beaver removal near Joplin, MO, and that got me thinking about how important...


Turtle Alert from MDC
Turtle Alert! Missouri Department of Conservation sent this bulletin at 05/13/2014 10:14 AM CDT Motorists can help these harmless,...


Groundhog Salad Bar?
The weather is warming up, and with the warmer weather comes gardening and landscaping. One thing no gardener wants to see is their...
Raccoon in the Attic
I'm not sure how Allstate is as an insurance company, but their commercial is pretty funny. If you have ever had an animal in your attic...


Don't "Adopt" Wildlife
Why is it wrong to adopt a wild baby if its mother is dead or missing? Wild animals don't make good pets, and it is illegal to possess...


Persistent Raccoons
We had a friend share this story with us, it goes to show how persistent animals can be. "We had bought 80 chicks to butcher...slowly...


Skunks on the Move
Have you been getting a whiff of skunks recently? Well, there are good reasons for that. Skunks are on the move right now, males are...