Leading Fish and Wildlife Law Marks Fifty Years
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was created to protect and recover imperiled species and their ecosystems.
2023 Landowner Conservationist of the Year goes to the Bergen Ranch
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation honors Oklahoma rancher Susan Bergen as its 2023 Landowner Conservationist of the Year.
Conservation Highlights from 2023
Read about your Wildlife Department’s most recent conservation efforts and find out how ODWC is keeping Oklahoma’s conservation legacy alive and well.
Wild Double Takes: Eastern and Western Meadowlarks
Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike birds, the eastern and western meadowlarks.
Bobcats Focus of Study on Three Wildlife Management Areas
The Wildlife Department partnered with Oklahoma State University to study the density of Oklahoma’s most-harvested furbearer and the relationships between predator and prey.
Wild Double Take: Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks
Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike raptors, the Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks.
Louisiana Gives Oklahoma’s Endangered Woodpecker Population a Boost
Twelve red-cockaded woodpeckers were recently relocated to Oklahoma’s shortleaf pine forest from a donor population in Louisiana.
Wild Double Take: Swift and Gray Foxes
Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike foxes, the swift and gray foxes.
State’s Flying Mammal Focus of Ongoing OU Research
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma are assessing the overall health and movements of the Mexican free-tailed bat at the Wildlife Department’s Selman Bat Cave WMA.
