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Surveying Oklahoma’s Rivers for Endangered Least Terns

Biologists are using an airboat to cruise two Oklahoma rivers as they check in on nesting interior least terns.

A Health Checkup for Oklahoma's Frogs and Salamanders

The Wildlife Department Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History partnered to track the presence and emergence of amphibian infectious diseases.

Western Oklahoma Birds Counted in Multistate Survey

Survey teams with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies counted birds in six states during the 2017 breeding season.

Digging Up Some Data on Shovelnose Sturgeon

Four-year shovelnose sturgeon study conducted in view of Tulsa skyline.

Night-flying Insects Surveyed in Osage County

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire partnered with the Wildlife Department to see if the rattlesnake master borer moth, and other night-flying insects were present in Osage County.

Bounding After Texas Kangaroo Rats

Researchers with the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History searched for Texas kangaroo rats at nearly 200 sites to no avail.

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

To Catch the Early Bird

If it takes an early bird to catch the worm, what does it take to catch the bird? For one researcher, it takes an even earlier wakeup call, special nets and a lot of patience.

Tiny Owls Swoop into Oklahoma During Fall Migration

Last fall, researchers established Oklahoma's first saw-whet owl banding station and more than doubled the number of documented sightings of the owls in Oklahoma.

Feather Nests

For nearly two decades, the acrobatic tree swallow has been building feather nests in manmade boxes surrounding Red Slough WMA's wetlands.