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St. Louis Zoo
10:43 am
Wed June 13, 2012

Updated: Three seals die while being moved to the Saint Louis Zoo

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Updated 10:34 a.m. June 13, 2012 with announcement of third seal death.

The Saint Louis Zoo has announced the death of a third seal (the one which was left at the Indianapolis Zoo for observation and treatment). The seal, Cri Cri, was 19 years old. 

A necropsy will be performed by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University to try to find the cause of death of Cri Cri. Necropsies were performed for the other two seals who died by the Saint Louis Zoo's veterinary pathologist.

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Pollinators - Bees
3:43 pm
Fri May 11, 2012

New Missouri initiative looks to create buzz about bees

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The Saint Louis Zoo’s Ed Spevak found this blueberry bee at the Missouri Botanical Garden on March 25. It is the first blueberry bee recorded in Saint Louis since the 1930s.
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These honey bee hives are located at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. MOBOT is one of several local partners participating in “The Great Missouri Buzz Off.”
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture is launching a new initiative to try to create some buzz about bees.

Agriculture Director Jon Hagler says “The Great Missouri Buzz Off” aims to educate Missourians about bees and beekeeping.

“Whether it be honeybees, or native bees, they’re so vital to our agriculture’s success, and to our horticulture’s success, and we have such amazing resources here in our state,” Hagler said.

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Science - Burying beetles
12:45 pm
Tue April 24, 2012

Saint Louis Zoo gets approval to reintroduce American burying beetle

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The American burying beetle.
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The American burying beetle is coming back – more than three decades since it was last spotted in Missouri.

The Saint Louis Zoo and the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday that they have gotten approval to reintroduce the beetle at the Wah'Kon-Tah Prairie in southwest Missouri. Up to 150 breeding pairs will be placed in underground with dead animals for food - the process starts in June.

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