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Are Bat Houses Right For My Property?

Bat houses can provide available roosts where there are none and encourage bats to use and frequent an area. But before you start erecting bat houses here and there, it's important to first determine if they are appropriate for your place.

Meet Three Little-Known Fish of Oklahoma

Beyond our state’s familiar bass, crappie, and catfish swim schools of incredibly diverse and little-known fish.

Problem Guests or Pesky Pests?

On occasion, some animals behave more like pests than welcomed visitors, which means adapting your behavior to theirs – outsmarting or excluding them when they create a nuisance you can’t live with.

Wild Double Take: Great and Snowy Egrets

Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike waterbirds, the great and snowy egrets.

Treasure Troves of Data Found in State’s Natural History Museums

More than a dozen Oklahoma colleges and universities maintain natural history museums with collections that can be used for research, teaching, and outreach.

Four Wild Leaps for Leap Day

These leaping animals are poised to give nature enthusiasts an extra look in an extra-long year.

Wild Double Takes: Spotted and Striped Skunks

Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike mammals, the spotted and striped skunks.

Wild Double Take: Bald and Golden Eagles

Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike raptors, bald and golden eagles.

Many Hands Make Conservation Work

Conservation partnerships help further each partner’s mission while ultimately making a positive impact on Oklahoma’s natural resources and people who enjoy the outdoors.

Creating a Wildscape Plan

Design a plan that is compatible with the needs of the wildlife you hope to attract as well as of your home and property.