Conservationists: Birds Point Levee breach hurt animals

Friday, August 26, 2011 | 7:58 a.m. CDT; updated 10:48 a.m. CDT, Friday, August 26, 2011

SIKESTON — The sudden flood following the Army Corps of Engineers' intentional breach of southeast Missouri's Birds Point levee has taken a toll on farmers and landowners. Conservationists now say plenty of animals have been affected as well.

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