Flickr: AnttlerBefore you eat that fish you caught, you might want to check with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) which,
in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Conservation, put out its annual fish consumption advisory list yesterday. The report lists contaminants in Missouri water, such as Mercury and lead, and notes what fish are carrying what. "All fish contain some small amount of chemical contaminants," says the DHSS. "In most
instances and for most peopl
Just after they moved into their new place near the intersection of Brush Creek Boulevard and Gillham Road last summer, Nate Charlson and Tami Meccan were unloading some groceries from their car. Their infant daughter was still strapped in as they hoisted out the Costco bags. All of a sudden, in jumped a giant raccoon.
"It had to be 50 pounds," Charlson says. "It was the size of a dog. I've never seen anything like it."
Fearing for his daughter's safety, Charlson grabbed at the indignant an
​Missouri is going to the hogs. In the midst of a feral hog population boom, the Missouri Department of Conservation is trying to raise awareness about the problems wild hogs are causing in the state. Though 400 hogs have been killed since January 1, the MDC's Rex Martensen believes that's just a stop-gap solution and not the long-term answer: At some point, we need to have more serious funding for hog eradication, but with the economic downturn that probably won't happen any time soon.
