Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 to conserve native plants and animals that are in danger of extinction.
Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partner to manage, monitor, and recover federally threatened and endangered species. These projects are made possible with funding allocated to state wildlife agencies through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. This fund is authorized through Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, which describes the important role states play in the implementation of the ESA. ESA Section 6 grants are managed through the Wildlife Department’s Wildlife Diversity Program, which monitors, manages, and promotes rare, declining, and endangered wildlife, as well as common species not hunted or fished.
Endangered Species Act, Section 6 Projects
- E-1 Ecology and Management of Isolated Populations of the Black-Capped Vireo (Vireo atricapullus) In Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Ecology and Management of Isolated Populations of the Black-Capped Vireo (Vireo atricapullus) In Oklahoma E-1 04-01-1986 03-31-1989 - E-2 Leopard Darter Reproductive Biology Study in Southeastern Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Leopard Darter Reproductive Biology Study in Southeastern Oklahoma E-2 10-01-1986 09-30-1988 - E-3 Biology of Threatened and Endangered Species in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status and Habitat Relationship of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Oklahoma E-3 04-01-1989 03-31-1991 Micro- and Macrohabitat Characteristics of Caves Within the Range of the Ozark Big-eared Bat in Eastern Oklahoma E-3-2 04-01-1989 09-30-1991 Management of the Endangered Ozark Big-eared Bat: Continued Cave Searches and Colony Monitoring E-3-3 04-01-1991 03-31-1993 Management of the Endangered Ozark Big-eared Bat: Telemetry Investigations E-3-4 04-01-1991 03-31-1994 - E-4 Status Survey and Habitat Analysis of Stenotrema pilsbryi Rich Mountain Slitmouth (Pulmonata: Gastropoda)
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status Survey and Habitat Analysis of Stenotrema pilsbryi Rich Mountain Slitmouth (Pulmonata: Gastropoda) E-4 05-01-1989 04-30-1990 - E-5 Survey and Species Determination of Cave Crayfish in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Survey and Species Determination of Cave Crayfish in Oklahoma E-5 06-01-1989 05-31-1990 Survey and Species Determination of Cave Crayfish in Oklahoma E-5-2 09-23-1991 09-30-1992 - E-6 Hydrogeology of Ozark Cavefish Caves
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Hydrogeology of Ozark Cavefish Caves E-6 06-01-1989 06-30-1991 - E-7 Status Survey of the Western Fanshell and the Neosho Mucket in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status Survey of the Western Fanshell and the Neosho Mucket in Oklahoma E-7 08-01-1989 05-30-1990 - E-8 Status of Threatened and Endangered Fishes in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Life History and Distribution of the Arkansas River Shiner in Oklahoma E-8-1 06-01-1989 08-31-1991 Status of the Neosho Madtom in Oklahoma E-8-2 05-01-1991 08-31-1991 Status of the Speckled Chub in the Arkansas River Basin E-8-3 09-01-1991 03-31-1993 Leopard Darter Mark and Recapture Study E-8 09-01-1993 08-31-1996 - E-9 Gray Bat (Myotis Grisescens) Population and Protection System Monitoring
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Gray Bat (Myotis Grisescens) Population and Protection System Monitoring E-9 09-22-1989 09-21-1995 - E-12 Habitat Use and Reproductive Biology of Arkansia wheeleri (Mollusca: Unionidae) in the Kiamichi River, Oklahoma)
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Habitat Use and Reproductive Biology of Arkansia wheeleri (Mollusca: Unionidae) in the Kiamichi River, Oklahoma) E-12 06-01-1990 05-31-1993 - E-13 Habitat Use and Genetic Characterization and Variability in the American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus Americanus, in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Habitat Use and Genetic Characterization and Variability in the American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus Americanus, in Oklahoma E-13 09-01-1990 08-31-1994 - E-14 Preliminary Assessment of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies for Reintroduction of Black-footed Ferrets in Western Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Preliminary Assessment of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies for Reintroduction of Black-footed Ferrets in Western Oklahoma E-14 09-17-1990 09-30-1991 - E-16 Prairie Mole Cricket in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Prairie Mole Cricket in Oklahoma E-16 04-26-1991 04-25-1995 - E-18 Determination of the Distribution and Abundance of the Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Determination of the Distribution and Abundance of the Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) in Oklahoma E-18 08-15-1991 05-31-1993 - E-19 Least Tern “Share the Beach” Public Service Announcement Campaign
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Least Tern “Share the Beach” Public Service Announcement Campaign E-19 09-09-1991 08-31-1992 - E-21 Red-cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Work on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area
- E-22 Management and Cave Protection for Federally listed Bats and Co-occurring Stygobitic Fauna in Oklahoma
- E-24 Status Survey of the Ouachita Dusky Salamander
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status Survey of the Ouachita Dusky Salamander E-24 05-01-1993 04-30-1995 - E-26 Mountain Plover Breeding Activity on Cultivated Fields
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Mountain Plover Breeding Activity on Cultivated Fields E-26 04-01-1993 03-31-1995 - E-27 Status Survey for Three Candidate Aquatic Invertebrates in the Arbuckle Mountains
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status Survey for Three Candidate Aquatic Invertebrates in the Arbuckle Mountains E-27 05-01-1993 12-31-1995 - E-28 & E-29 Status of Threatened and Endangered Fishes in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status Survey of the Arkansas Darter in Eastern Oklahoma E-28 09-23-1994 12-29-1995 Reintroduction of the Arkansas River Speckled Chub and Taxonomic Status and Genetic Structure of the Speckled Chub in the Arkansas and Red River Drainages E-29 05-01-1994 12-31-1998 - E-30 Endangered/Candidate Bat Species Survey
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Mist-net Survey for Endangered and Candidate Bat Species on Public Lands in Eastern Oklahoma E-30-3 05-01-1994 09-30-1997 - E-31 Survey and Management of Interior Least Terns and Snowy Plovers on the Canadian River in Central and Western Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Survey and Management of Interior Least Terns and Snowy Plovers on the Canadian River in Central and Western Oklahoma E-31 06-13-1994 09-30-1995 Monitoring of Least Terns on the Canadian River in Oklahoma E-31 09-27-1996 09-26-2001 - E-33 Habitat Requirements of the Arkansas River Shiner, Notropis Girardi
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Habitat Requirements of the Arkansas River Shiner, Notropis Girardi E-33-1 08-01-1994 07-31-1995 - E-34 Determination of the status and habitat preference of the Neosho Mucket in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Determination of the status and habitat preference of the Neosho Mucket in Oklahoma E-34 09-01-1994 08-31-1997 - E-35 Distribution and Ecology of the Swift Fox (Vulpes velox)
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Distribution and Ecology of the Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) E-35-3 09-26-1994 09-29-1997 - E-36 American Burying Beetle Survey
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date American Burying Beetle Survey E-36 09-26-1994 09-25-1995 - E-37 Texas Horned Lizard Educational Brochure
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Texas Horned Lizard Educational Brochure E-37 09-26-1994 09-25-1995 - E-39 Black-capped Vireo Survey on Public Land in Central Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Black-capped Vireo Survey on Public Land in Central Oklahoma E-39 09-18-1995 09-30-1996 - E-40 Status, Distribution and Habitat Use of the Alligator Snapping Turtle in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status, Distribution and Habitat Use of the Alligator Snapping Turtle in Oklahoma E-40 10-1-1996 09-30-1999 - E-41 Bachman’s Sparrow Survey and Habitat Characterization on Southeastern Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Bachman’s Sparrow Survey and Habitat Characterization on Southeastern Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas E-41 09-27-1996 09-26-1998 - E-45 Reproductive Enhancement and Population Monitoring of Black-capped Vireos in Blaine County
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Reproductive Enhancement and Population Monitoring of Black-capped Vireos in Blaine County E-45-8 05-01-2002 04-30-2005 - E-46 Survey of Major Tributaries of the Kiamichi River for the Ouachita Rock Pocketbook and Other Rare Mussels
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Survey of Major Tributaries of the Kiamichi River for the Ouachita Rock Pocketbook and Other Rare Mussels E-46 06-01-1997 05-31-1998 - E-47 Public Survey for Information Related to Eastern Spotted Skunk Sightings
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Public Survey for Information Related to Eastern Spotted Skunk Sightings E-47 09-01-1997 08-31-1998 - E-48 Monitoring of Known Populations of the Rich Mountain Slitmouth Snail
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Monitoring of Known Populations of the Rich Mountain Slitmouth Snail E-48 09-26-1997 09-25-1998 - E-49 Monitoring of Oklahoma’s Swift Fox Population
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Monitoring of Oklahoma’s Swift Fox Population E-49 06-17-1998 11-16-2001 - E-51 Status of the Mountain Plover in Cimarron County
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Status of the Mountain Plover in Cimarron County E-51 06-01-1999 12-31-1999 - E-53 Determining Acreage of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies in Northwest Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Determining Acreage of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies in Northwest Oklahoma E-53 09-03-2000 07-02-2003 - E-55 Development of Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreements for Shortgrass Prairie Wildlife
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Development of Umbrella Candidate Conservation Agreements for Shortgrass Prairie Wildlife E-55 09-01-2001 08-31-2004 - E-56 Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area E-56-1 09-17-2003 09-16-2008 Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area E-56-2 09-17-2008 09-16-2009 Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area E-56-3 09-17-2009 09-16-2010 Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area E-56-4 09-17-2010 03-31-2014 Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area E-56-5 04-01-2014 03-31-2015 Mid-story Thinning to Enhance Habitat for the Red-cockaded Woodpecker on the McCurtain County Wilderness Area E-56-6 04-01-2015 03-31-2016 - E-59 Arkansia wheeleri Monitoring in the Kiamichi and Little Rivers
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Arkansia wheeleri Monitoring in the Kiamichi and Little Rivers E-59-2 07-01-2003 09-30-2005 - E-62 An Ecoregion Approach to Recovery of the Ozark Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) and Three Other State and Federally Listed Karst Dependant Species: Phase 1&2
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date An Ecoregion Approach to Recovery of the Ozark Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) and Three Other State and Federally Listed Karst Dependant Species: Phase 1&2 E-62-RL-1 11-01-2004 10-31-2009 - E-65 Examination of American Burying Beetle Reproductive Habitat
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Examination of American Burying Beetle Reproductive Habitat E-65-R-2 10-01-2005 10-31-2010 - E-67 Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Acquisition
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Red-cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Acquisition E-67-RL-1 RCW 06-01-2008 12-31-2012 - E-68 Identification, Enumeration and Cataloging of Samples Collected during Arkansas River Shiner Monitoring Surveys in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Identification, Enumeration and Cataloging of Samples Collected during Arkansas River Shiner Monitoring Surveys in Oklahoma E-68-R-1 08-01-2008 10-31-2011 - E-70 Current Distribution and Status of the Lesser Prairie-chicken of Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Current Distribution and Status of the Lesser Prairie-chicken of Oklahoma E-70 02-01-2009 01-31-2012 - E-71 Development of a Multi-state Whooping Crane and Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Conservation Plan for Wind Development
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Development of a Multi-state Whooping Crane and Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Conservation Plan for Wind Development E-71 08-11-2009 08-04-2013 - E-72 An Ecoregion Approach for Recovery and Protection of Karst Dependent Federally Listed Species
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date An Ecoregion Approach for Recovery and Protection of Karst Dependent Federally Listed Species E-72 07-01-2009 06-30-2013 - E-73 Least Tern Monitoring in the Canadian River Landowner Conservation Cooperative
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Least Tern Monitoring in the Canadian River Landowner Conservation Cooperative E-73-R-1 05-15-2009 04-30-2012 Least Tern Monitoring in the Canadian River Landowner Conservation Cooperative E-73-R-2 04-01-2013 03-30-2016 Least Tern Monitoring in the Canadian River Landowner Conservation Cooperative E-73-R-3 04-01-2016 03-31-2017 Monitoring and Protection for the Interior Least Tern in the Canadian River Landowner Conservation Cooperative E-73-R-4 04-01-2017 03-31-2019 - E-75 Propagation and Augmentation of the Ouachita Rock Pocketbook
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Propagation and Augmentation of the Ouachita Rock Pocketbook E-75-R-1 07-20-2011 07-19-2015 Propagation and Augmentation of the Ouachita Rock Pocketbook E-75-R-2 10-01-2015 09-30-2018 Propagation and Augmentation of the Ouachita Rock Pocketbook E-75-R-3 01-01-2020 12-31-2021 - E-76 Surveys of Listed and Candidate Aquatic Species in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Surveys of Listed and Candidate Aquatic Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-1 10-01-2010 09-30-2013 Surveys of Listed and Candidate Aquatic Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-2 10-01-2013 09-30-2014 Surveys of Listed and Candidate Aquatic Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-3 10-01-2014 09-30-2016 Cooperative Surveys of Federally-listed and Candidate Aquatic Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-4 10-01-2016 10-31-2017 Cooperative Surveys and Coordination of Federally-listed and Candidate Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-5 10-01-2019 12-31-2019 Cooperative Surveys and Coordination of Federally-listed and Candidate Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-6 01-01-2020 12-31-2020 Cooperative Surveys and Coordination of Federally-listed and Candidate Species in Oklahoma E-76-R-7 01-01-2021 12-31-2021 - E-77 Genetic Structure of Ozark Big-eared Bat Populations and the Establishment of Unobtrusive Population Monitoring Program
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Genetic Structure of Ozark Big-eared Bat Populations and the Establishment of Unobtrusive Population Monitoring Program E-77 12-01-2010 11-30-2013 - E-80 Assessing Black-capped Vireo Response to Wildfire in Southwestern Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Assessing Black-capped Vireo Response to Wildfire in Southwestern Oklahoma E-80-R-1 03-15-2013 03-14-2014 Assessing Black-capped Vireo Response to Wildfire in Southwestern Oklahoma E-80-R-2 03-15-2014 03-14-2015 Assessing Black-capped Vireo Response to Wildfire in Southwestern Oklahoma E-80-R-3 04-01-2015 09-30-2016 - E-81 Processing and Vouchering of Fish Samples Collected from Annual Monitoring Efforts for the Arkansas River Shiner in the Canadian River
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Processing and Vouchering of Large-River Fish Samples Collected for Monitoring Listed and At-Risk Fish E-81-1 05-01-2013 04-30-2014 Processing and Vouchering of Large-River Fish Samples Collected for Monitoring Listed and At-Risk Fish E-81-R-2 05-01-2014 06-30-2015 Processing and Vouchering of Large River Fish Samples Collected for Monitoring Listed and At-Risk Fish E-81-R-3 11-01-2015 10-31-2016 Processing and Vouchering of Fish Samples Collected from Annual Monitoring Efforts for the Arkansas River Shiner (Notropis Girardi) in the Canadian River E-81-R-4 01-01-2017 12-31-2018 - E-83 DNA Analysis of Fecal Material to Identify Prey Selection of Ozark Big-eared Bats
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date DNA Analysis of Fecal Material to Identify Prey Selection of Ozark Big-eared Bats E-83-R-1 10-01-2015 09-30-2016 - E-84 Oklahoma’s Threatened and Endangered Species Booklet
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Oklahoma’s Threatened and Endangered Species Booklet E-84 04-01-2016 09-30-2017 - E-86 An Ecoregion Approach for Recovery and Protection of Karst-Dependent Federally Listed Species: Phase IV
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date An Ecoregion Approach for Recovery and Protection of Karst-Dependent Federally Listed Species: Phase IV E-86 03-01-2017 02-28-2018 - E-87 Surveys to Determine Impacts of Grazing and Pecan Orchards on the American Burying Beetle
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Surveys to Determine Impacts of Grazing and Pecan Orchards on the American Burying Beetle E-87 04-01-2017 03-31-2018 - E-88 Reinstatement of Management and Monitoring Efforts for a Remnant Population of Black-capped Vireos in Blaine County, Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Reinstatement of Management and Monitoring Efforts for a Remnant Population of Black-capped Vireos in Blaine County, Oklahoma E-88-R-1 04-01-2017 03-31-2018 Reinstatement of Management and Monitoring Efforts for a Remnant Population of Black-capped Vireos in Blaine County, Oklahoma E-88-R-2 01-01-2019 12-31-2019 - E-89 Monitoring of Federally-listed and Declining Bats in an Ozark Cave System During Spring Emergence and Fall Swarming Periods
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Monitoring of Federally-listed and Declining Bats in an Ozark Cave System During Spring Emergence and Fall Swarming Periods E-89-R-1 01-01-2018 12-31-2018 - E-90 Conservation Genomics of the Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana)
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Conservation Genomics of the Neosho Mucket (Lampsilis rafinesqueana) E-90-R-1 01-01-2018 12-31-2020 - E-91 Genomic Assessment of Isolation and Connectivity Among Black-capped Vireo Populations in Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Genomic Assessment of Isolation and Connectivity Among Black-capped Vireo Populations in Oklahoma E-91-R-1 01-01-2019 12-31-2019 - E-93 Integrating State and Federal Permit Data for Threatened and Endangered Species into the Oklahoma Biodiversity Information System
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Integrating State and Federal Permit Data for Threatened and Endangered Species into the Oklahoma Biodiversity Information System E-93-R-1 01-01-2021 06-30-2023 - E-94 Surveys within Oklahoma’s Historical Range of the Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) to Determine Current Distribution and Status
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date Surveys within Oklahoma’s Historical Range of the Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) to Determine Current Distribution and Status E-94-R-1 01-01-2021 12-31-2021 Surveys within Oklahoma’s historical range of the Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) to determine current distribution and status E-94-R-2 01-01-2022 12-31-2022 - E-95 A survey for Triaenodes tridontus (Leptoceridae) in SE Oklahoma
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Project Name Project Number Start Date End Date A survey for Triaenodes tridontus (Leptoceridae) in SE Oklahoma E-95-R-1 01-01-2022 12-31-2022