Surveyors Study Secretive Salamanders
Less than an inch of rain fell on Oct. 9, 2018, but it was enough to prompt 196 ringed salamanders to emerge from their underground homes and embark on their annual journey.
Track Surveys Shed Light on Swift Fox
Biologists keep tabs on Oklahoma’s smallest fox, the swift fox, with annual track surveys across the High Plains.
Breeding Birds Counted in Trio of Surveys
Biologists surveyed along public roads to document the bird community found in a Breeding Bird Atlas block located in Jackson and Tillman counties.
The Business of Conservation
A behind-the-scenes look at how conservation funding is used to turn wild ideas into even wilder success stories.
Small Butterfly Gets Big Status Update
A team organized by the Oklahoma Biological Survey tracked down the handful of frosted elfin butterfly records for the state and made it their mission to increase the number of known locations for the species.
Study Focused on Panhandle Black Bears Gets Big Picture Results
Camera traps and hair snares give landowners and biologists answers about status and origin of Panhandle black bears.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring … the Crawfish Frog is Snoring
A team from Oklahoma State University has been studying the state’s secretive crawfish frog with research and survey sites spanning from a single breeding pond to the eastern one-third of Oklahoma.
Rethinking Sampling Gear Gives Better Estimate of Big Catfish
Study finds electrofishing may catch the largest numbers of blue catfish but misses a “shocking” number of big fish.
Biologist Hauls in Remarkable Woodpecker Sightings
Four species of woodpecker were detected within an Oklahoma Breeding Bird Atlas survey block near the community of Vinson. The survey was completed as part of the state's second atlas effort.
Biologist Gets Up with the Birds to Track Status & Trends
The longstanding Breeding Bird Survey gives insights into Oklahoma’s avian populations. We tagged along with a biologist to count birds in southeastern OK.