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Most of the elk live on Peck Ranch Conservation Area, which is located near Winona and consists of 23,763 acres of some of the most rugged country in Missouri, in Shannon County along U.S. 60, just south of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.

Lewis and Clark reported elk in Missouri on their trip west in 1804, and explorer Henry Schoolcraft referenced elk when writing of his journey through the Missouri Ozarks in 1818–1819. By the mid-1880s, however, market hunting had erased any trace of elk from the Missouri landscape.

The current herd is up to about 170 animals spread out around the area. Hasenbeck says this is the only place in Missouri where you can publicly view the elk as they roam freely.

Elk are native to Missouri. But they became extinct in the late 1800s due to hunting. The Conservation Department conducted a three-year program, beginning in 2011, that reintroduced elk from Kentucky to southeast Missouri. State officials brought elk to the Peck Ranch Conservation Area.

The mountain lion is rare in Missouri, having been extirpated since the 1920s; occasional individuals wander here from other states.

The conservation and natives of missouri are stating there are no black panthers in missouri. There are some youtube videos I’ve seen of supposedly having a panther in missouri but the creditation of this has not been fact by any means. The two wild cats that do exist in missouri; the bobcat, and the mountain lion.

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Missouri — Venomous Snakes You’re much more likely to die from a bite from one of their five species of venomous snakes, or from an encounter with a domestic livestock animal.

Some of the sediment that the Mississippi River carries and its color derives from some of the particles from the Missouri. According to experts the true Big Muddy is the Missouri River. Its nickname is because of the rich silt which carry the sediments of the western and mid western deserts, prairies and mountains.

Swimmers in the Missouri River will find hazards throughout the park’s waters: holes, submerged rocks and snags, tricky and fast currents. If you do choose to swim in the river, be extremely careful, do not swim alone and always wear a PFD (personal flotation device) no matter how good a swimmer you think you are.

Can I drink the water from the Missouri River? No. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources recommends that you do not drink untreated water from any surface water. This is because all surface waters contain bacteria and many other waterborne disease organisms.

While the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween costumes disappear after October 31st, the very real and very scary problems facing the Missouri River are not going anywhere. Agricultural runoff, irresponsible development, and industrial waste are all contributing to a river that is filled with toxic chemicals.

While, the Missouri River is most definitely full of dirt, it is not necessarily “dirty”. Water quality data obtained during the summer months on the lower river indicate that often the Missouri River has water quality comparable to the Lake of the Ozarks, which has become a well recognized recreational icon.

The Most Polluted Rivers in the US

• Ohio River. We start off with the Ohio River, which has the undisputed title of being the most polluted river in the United States of America by a country mile.
• Mississippi River.
• Holston River.
• Harpeth River.
• New River.