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A semi-trailer truck leaves Cimarron Bluff WMA after cattle were unloaded as part of the area's grazing lease agreement.
Grazing Season Opens on WMAs to Maintain Wildlife Habitat

The Wildlife Department’s grazing lease program uses cattle to the benefit of Oklahoma’s wildlife. 

A hummingbird is silhouetted next to a colorful feeder.
Attracting Hummingbirds

Tips for attracting hummingbirds using artificial feeders and hummingbird gardens.

Two gray and yellow western kingbird hatchlings perched on a barbed wire with a search bar superimposed on the image with text "where can I share nature sightings".
Nature Sightings: Where to Share

We highlight four of our favorite sites for sharing nature sightings.

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Naturally Curious: Nature Sightings App Helps One Mom Get Kids Outside

Mobile app gives youngsters fun way to learn, share their nature sightings, and contribute to science.

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Identification Tools: Field Guides, Online Resources, and Sweat Equity

Countless learning resources and identification tools are available that suit a variety of learning styles.

A stocky tan and brown bird performs a mating display on the prairie.
List of Threatened and Endangered Species Gets Updates in 2023

We discuss the most recent federal listings of threatened and endangered species with the Wildlife Department’s endangered species biologist.

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Wild Double Take: Plains and Coastal Plains Leopard Frogs

Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike amphibians, the Plains and Coastal Plains leopard frogs.

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Wild Double Take: Wilson’s Snipe and American Woodcock

Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike birds, the Wilson’s snipe and American woodcock.

Planting seedling (tree).
Plant Habitat by Planting Trees: Four Tips for Success

We share four tree planting tips from a restoration project at the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge.

Two blue and white swallows near a supplemental nest box
Woodworking for Wildlife: Nest Boxes

Lack of suitable nest sites often prevents wildlife – primarily birds – from utilizing otherwise good habitat. Nest boxes can be added as a habitat supplement.