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Recently retired Missouri Department of Conservation Director Sara Parker Pauley talked about the challenges of navigating an agency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio, probably in about a year. The hope is that he’ll bond with four females in Columbus, breed, and mentor a young male there. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Asian Elephant Species Survival Plan recommended the move. The program seeks to manage the Asian elephant population in North America and maximize their health, wellbeing and genetic diversity.

Missouri dairy farmers are urging lawmakers to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of legislation authorizing financial incentives for their industry.The dairy…

Missouri turkey hunters report taking nearly 8,500 birds last month, a 20 percent increase from October 2011.The state Conservation Department says…

Missouri's Conservation Department says hunters killed nearly 239,000 deer during the 2011-12 firearms hunting season. Conservation officials said the…