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Underground Conservation Areas Identified for Ozark Wildlife

Priority conservation areas were identified for 28 species, many of which are known from only a handful of locations in Oklahoma.

Ozark Refuge an Oasis for Bats

Biologists meet at a bat hotspot to monitor the numbers and species of bats using the Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge

Red River Research: Prairie Chub Lives a Life of Current Events

The fish found in Oklahoma's prairie rivers, including the prairie chub, are survivalists. They eke out an existence during hot summers and resurface when flows increase.

Surveying Three Ozark Highland Rivers

The Wildlife Department has documented 61 species of fish and freshwater mussels while surveying three Ozark Highland rivers; 11 of which are considered species of greatest conservation need.

Managing for Mussels

The Wildlife Department works with many partners to enhance endangered populations of the Ouachita rock pocketbook mussel in southeastern Oklahoma.