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Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) funds numerous research projects across the state, from ...
Trees on pond dams can, over time, contribute to large erosion events like the one seen here. It may be necessary to assess the situation and make plans to thin out those trees, in order to save the ...
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PREFERENCE POINTS Controlled hunts applicants have two ways to protect their valuable preference points so they continue to count for them in future years. The PointGuard and ...
The Mexican free-tailed bat, Oklahoma’s state flying mammal, is known for its remarkable flights from maternity caves while in the state. Less is known about its migration habits. A research team from ...
As a conservation biologist assigned to track rare and declining species, the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory ’s Brenda Smith has spent the past six years digging through scant and scattered ...
At first glance, the ongoing study of Oklahoma’s secretive crawfish frog reads like a nursery rhyme from Mother Goose. A field season triggered by early spring rains. The study’s main character ...
View PDF Version It’s easy to imagine this scenario: A couple of old hunters are sitting around the fireplace, telling tales of grand trips afield, remembering the years in the early-2020s and saying, ...
Tickets are now available for the 2025 Call of the Wild Gala, an unforgettable evening set from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the iconic National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. This ...
The Wildlife Department’s new youth annual super hunting license is like a season pass to the outdoors for those under 18 wanting to hunt deer, turkey, waterfowl, elk, bear, antelope, and furbearers, ...
Seeing a sick wild animal in your backyard can be a stressful and frightening ordeal. Certain diseases, like canine distemper virus, can cause wildlife to act unusually and have cyclical outbreaks or ...
Turning the Tables: How Oklahoma Snakes Defend Against Unwanted Encounters Oklahoma’s snake diversity includes 49 species, the large majority of which are considered nonvenomous. Beyond this bulk of ...
Oklahoma is often thought of as an ecological melting pot, where forests, prairies, and wetlands meet to provide habitat for a truly impressive list of animals. That blend of eastern and western ...
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