A zookeeper shows off an American burying beetle at the St. Louis Zoo. Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them ...

With its shiny, black and fiery body and orange-tipped antennae, the American burying beetle is a vibrant beauty of the bug world. The insect's occupation, though, is a little less glamorous. After ...

TULSA, Okla.— The Center for Biological Diversity will host a community event in Tulsa on Saturday, Nov. 5, to celebrate a new mural of the American burying beetle, a vibrant endangered insect. The ...

The American burying beetle is no longer found in Illinois, but researchers with the Saint Louis Zoo are working to bring the environmentally significant species back to Missouri and surrounding ...

On September 30, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in a case challenging the agency’s final ...

Environmentalists say a Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist protections for the beetle ignores the ongoing threat of climate change. The American burying beetle resurfaces in court next ...

The line would cut through the habitat of some imperiled species, such as the threatened American burying beetle.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified a mitigation option after the discovery of an American Burying Beetle. The general options are establishing and maintaining their ...

The couple moving the body have only the moon to light their way. And this isn’t a mere cover-up. “They're taking this body into this underground bunker that they made,” said Bob Merz. Once in there, ...

The American burying beetle is considered endangered in the state of Missouri, and a team with the Saint Louis Zoo is working to reintroduce them to the area. Dan Kirk/Saint Louis Zoo The American ...