Skip to main content
New Survey Efforts Launch this Spring

Wildlife Department partners with two universities and a conservation group to learn about and survey species of greatest conservation need.

Tinker "Toads" Land at OKC Zoo for Temporary Duty

Oklahoma's most well-studied population of Texas horned lizards is calling in reinforcements

Chasing Butterflies

Seeking a secretive skipper

Rare Vireos Persist at Historic Blaine County Site

The Wildlife Department partnered with the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conserve black-capped vireos.

Insights from a Decade of Wildlife Study

Sometimes the discovery of what makes our fish and wildlife thrive starts with a search of the state and leads to more questions. Here's what we've learned from a decade of wildlife study.

Survey Team Evaluates Potential of Five River Segments for Alligator Snapping Turtles

Conservation groups have been partnering for nearly two decades to restore alligator snapping turtles in our state.

Tulsa Woman Kicks off Retirement from Cricket-filled Career with ... Cricket Surveys

Peggy Hill, professor emerita with the University of Tulsa, may be recently retired, but that hasn’t stopped her from studying nature - especially the nature of crickets - or from contributing to science.

Fishing Out the Flies...Mayflies & Caddisflies

Team effort studies sensitive aquatic mayflies and caddisflies.

Oklahoma Lakes Surveyed for Invasive Plants

Priscilla Crawford, conservation biologist for the Oklahoma Biological Survey, has visited more than 100 lakes in her hunt for invasive plants.

Surveyors Savor Sweet Success in Study of Scarce Salamanders

Less than an inch of rain fell on October 9, but it was enough to prompt 196 salamanders to emerge from their underground homes and embark on their annual journey.