Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Watch Our Conservation Efforts Grow!
Join Us in Helping Hellbenders in Missouri
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 23, 2023
1. Watch Our Conservation Efforts Grow! Marker
Raising Hellbenders
In 2011, we successfully bred Ozark hellbendersit was the first time in the world that these animals were bred in a zoo.
Seven years later, those babies were old enough to produce their own babies.
Releasing Hellbenders in Missouri Rivers
Few people are aware that hellbenders are found in Missouri rivers.
With the help of our partners, we release our Zoo youngsters back into the exact river from which they came.
How You Can Help
Keep Missouri rivers clean!
Hellbenders need clean water to survive.
Don't use yard chemicals, and volunteer to clean up streams and rivers.
Erected by Saint Louis Zoo Wildcare Institute.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2011.
Location. 38° 38.071′ N, 90° 17.412′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Forest Park. It can be reached from Wells Drive west of Concourse Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker stands on the grounds of the St. Louis Zoo. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Government Dr, Saint Louis MO 63110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 23, 2023
2. Watch Our Conservation Efforts Grow! Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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