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Warden Search & Rescue

Oklahoma Game Warden Search & Rescue.

May 7, 2021

Game warden checking license on boat.
Texoma Guide Pays for Striper Limit Violations

Oklahoma Game Wardens go undercover.

Jul 1, 2020

Box turtle, photo by Andrea Crews
Game Wardens Key in Turtle Smuggling Case

A New Jersey man was sentenced in federal court in Tulsa after pleading guilty for conspiring with others to purchase, transport and sell more than 1,000 box turtles.

May 1, 2020

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Tufted titmouse, photo by Jeremiah Zurenda
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Feb 1, 2023

A 365-day map of rainfall logged at Oklahoma Mesonet stations
Managing Wildlife in Oklahoma’s Diverse Regions

We visit with biologists near Oklahoma Mesonet stations receiving the lowest and highest rainfall amounts in 2022 to learn how the Wildlife Department meets its habitat management goals and adapts to wildly different conditions.

Jan 26, 2023

Morning sun rays light up a wheat field with a barbed wire fence in the foreground
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Jan 12, 2023

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