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Tufted titmouse, photo by Jeremiah Zurenda
Get the Most Out of Your Bird Feeder

We share four tips for getting the most out of your feeder.

Whooping Crane. Photo by USDA
Endangered Whooping Cranes to Move through Oklahoma

Whooping cranes to make 2,500-mile migration with stops in Oklahoma.

A small brown bat is held by nitrile-gloved hands.
NSU Studies Regional Bat Community on WMAs

A team from Northeastern State University has been conducting bat surveys at Wildlife Management Areas and will compare their results to a 1990s-era study to assess any changes in species abundance and distribution.

A small brown bat is held in the foreground by nitrile-gloved hands.
State’s Largest Known Maternity Colony of Yuma Bats Returns to Panhandle Bridge

Oklahoma Department of Transportation natural resources biologists found creative ways to minimize the impact of a Panhandle bridge construction project to the Yuma bat colony sheltered within, while also restoring habitat on the newly rehabilitated bridge.

A biologist and a hunter have a conversation in the field.
Just What Does a Wildlife Biologist Do?

Across the state of Oklahoma, there are only 45 wildlife biologist positions within ODWC. This deep dive explores the respective job duties.

A green toad with large eyes and a white belly lays on gravel.
Five Tips for a Better School Picture Day

We leaned on Oklahoma’s photogenic wildlife for school picture day tips to help find your smile, strike a pose, and stay your adorable and wild self.

A pair of Oklahoma prairie chickens in a field.
Efforts Continue to Monitor, Help Prairie-Chicken Numbers

Prairie-chicken numbers in Oklahoma have fallen over the last 30 years, but landowners and agencies are teaming up to restore grasslands and bring these iconic birds back.

Two women stand in an open forest while monitoring red-cockaded woodepeckers
Habitat Work Helps Threatened Red-cockaded Woodpecker Expand OK Range

A distinctive squeak in the tree canopy has led one U.S. Forest Service biologist on a journey of discovery and marked the return of the federally threatened red-cockaded woodpecker to Oklahoma’s Le Flore County.

Field technician Addison Galante uses tracking devices to locate the collared mule deer doe and fawn.
Wired for the Wild: Tracking Mule Deer in Oklahoma

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) funds numerous research projects across the state, from the effects of weather and hunting on Northern bobwhite populations to the efficacy of trout stocking. Mule deer population evaluations are no exception.

Rattlesnake at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, photo by Jeremiah Zurenda
HOW TO: Avoid Unwanted Snake Encounters

Snakes aren’t on everyone’s must-see list, but the chances of an encounter increase as you spend more time in Outdoor Oklahoma. To get tips for avoiding negative snake encounters, we checked in with biologists and learned so much more about Oklahoma snakes.