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09.10.2009 11:54 am

St. Louis Zoo hosts World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Some of the world’s top conservationists will convene in St. Louis in early October for the annual conference of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

The St. Louis Zoo is hosting the gathering which is expected to draw more than…

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05.07.2009 11:51 am

Venezuelan diving beetle named after Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Agaporomorphus colberti

Agaporomorphus colberti

“What has six legs and is way cooler than a spider?” asks a riddle on the cover of a birthday card recently sent to Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central.

The answer - Agaporomorphus colberti - a diving beetle from Venezuela…

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04.22.2009 2:06 pm

MoDOT temporarily relocates endangered salamanders

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Missouri Department of Transportation has temporarily relocated a group of Ozark hellbenders to a fish hatchery while replacing a bridge.

Once the work is done, large, flat rocks will be placed in the river to recreate the hellbenders’ habitat. The…

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