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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.

Surprises on the Christmas Bird Count

Wildlife Department biologist Mark Howery had three Christmas Bird Count surprises while surveying in and around the Ft. Gibson Wildlife Management Area's Waterfowl Refuge.

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.

Ozark Plateau Refuge Studies Shed Light on Status of Bats

Biologists survey Oklahoma bats and monitor the Refuge's population for the effects of a relatively new bat disease known as white-nose syndrome.