American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)

Photo courtesy of the St. Louis Zoo

Reintroduction in Missouri

Reintroduction Slideshow

News Release (March 21, 2012) - Colorful Endangered Beetle to Return to Southwest Missouri

Federal Register Final Rule: Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of American Burying Beetle in Southwestern Missouri (March 22, 2012)

St. Louis Zoo's Center American Burying Beetle Conservation

Natural History and Status Information:

Fact Sheet

South Dakota Field Office Fact Sheet

American burying beetle: We couldn't live without them (from the StLToday.com)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Profile

American Burying Beetle 5-Year Review: March 2008 (53-page PDF 3.43MB)

Recovery Actions

News Release (May 17, 2012): Celebrate Endangered Species Day! Bring back the Endangered American Burying Beetle

Surveying for the American burying beetle (Saint Louis Zoo; Oct. 7, 2009) - YouTube Video

June 9, 2009: American Burying Beetle Reintroduction: Endangered Species Returned to Wayne National Forest

Recovering a Strange, Elusive Gravedigger by Hayley Dikeman in Spring 2009 Endangered Species Technical Bulletin

Reintroducing the American Burying Beetle (Aug. 2008)

Midwest Endangered Species Home

Last updated: January 3, 2013