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Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home as pets.

When Lyric Opera of Kansas City needed a dog to play a character in their new production of “Of Mice and Men," eight canines and their owners showed up to audition. The lucky dog makes his big debut this weekend.

Avoiding goose-human conflict and managing the birds' population in urban and suburban settings can be done in humane ways.

The Kansas City metro is lucky to have so many passionate groups working to uplift their communities, including animal rescues, literacy advocates, and food nonprofits. And all of them are looking for volunteer help.

Shawnee resident Jordyn Doherty noticed her goat struggled to use his back legs soon after he was born about three months ago. A GoFundMe to buy a wheelchair started with a goal of $300 but quickly topped $8,000.

Weighing bear cubs and measuring teeth are part of Nate Bowersock’s regular workday with the Missouri Department of Conservation.

A team of researchers studied the effects of heat on the survival and reproduction of Missouri treehoppers. "This is more of a story of resilience," says a St. Louis University biology professor.

Missouri and federal officials are gearing up to stop the advance of a parasitic fly that is less than 70 miles from the United States border with Mexico.

A new study from the St. Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine sheds light on the lives of 10 racoons in Forest Park, including a particularly adventurous forager named “Frankie.”

The brown tarantula is about the size of an apple or orange. University of Missouri-St. Louis scientist Becky Hansis-O’Neill and her team of students have been using an app to track their locations, tag and measure them, and learn how to protect their populations.

Purchasing a pet monkey or ape in Missouri is easy. Animal rights advocates say it can be unsafe for both pet and owner.

The turtle was found off the coast of Virginia after ingesting a fishhook and won't be released to the wild because of arthritis in her front flippers.