Similarities: White-throated and white-crowned sparrows are relatively large sparrows, about 7 inches in length, with brown ...

Subscriptions: $10 for one year, $18 for two years, and $25 for three years. Go online or in-person at Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, ...

Cameron Gammill has only been stationed at the 9,512-acre Lexington Wildlife Management Area since the spring of 2023, but the days have already become a blur. Between busy burning, planting, and ...

West Gulf Coastal Plain: Northern Calcareous Prairie/Pasture Area: 35,434 acres (14,340 ha) Description of Mapped Type: This type is mainly represented by grazed pastures with non- native and ...

West Gulf Coastal Plain: Small Stream Seasonally Flooded Hardwood Woodland Area: 5,663 acres (2,292 ha) Description of Mapped Type: This type includes areas that are seasonally or temporarily flooded ...

"The fur trappers of the Old West were fearless, daring men. They knew the West when it was a wilderness... they explored (it) until it held no secrets from them." Those words, written by author A.M.

Less than an inch of rain fell from 2 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2018, but it was enough to prompt 196 ringed salamanders to emerge from their underground homes and embark on their annual journey to a small ...

Farmer-rancher Randy Malson of Roger Mills County was named the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s 2024 Landowner Conservationist of the Year. Cindy and Randy Malson accept the Oklahoma ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) is mandated to manage, protect, and perpetuate Oklahoma’s wildlife. ODWC issues permits to landowners, lessees or their designated agents to ...

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is an agreement that recognizes the suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in member states. This means that illegal activities in one state can ...

Black widow spiders are commonly found around homes, garages, barns, and other man-made structures. They build tough, irregularly shaped webs with strands running in many directions. The “messy” ...