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JULY/AUGUST • VOLUME 75 • NUMBER 4

Contents

Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2019 Readers' Photography Showcase . . 10
Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
The American Bison by Justin Veach, Information Intern

THIS PAGE: Painted bunting photographed at the Wichita
Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Joe Stewart, Edmond
ON THE COVER: Dwarf American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) at Lake
Stanley Draper in Oklahoma City. Photo by Tyler Albertson, Del City

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