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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Featured as Top 8 Oklahoma Destination for Fall 2023 in Traveling Lifestyle
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Read MoreU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – Black-capped Vireo Surveys Show Continued Recovery
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Read MoreKSWO Article – Monarch Butterfly celebration coming to Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
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Read MoreBugling Elk Tours Offered
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will be conducting “Bugling Elk” tours for the public from September 16 through October 7. Reservations are required and are taken on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Monday, September 11, 2023. The tours will take participants into the Refuge’s Special Use Area during the height of the elk mating season,…
Read MoreWichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge breaks ground on new Headquarters
Only in Your State highlights eco-tourism value of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest wildlife refuges in the United States.
Secretary Haaland Announces Nearly $50 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The funding will advance collaborative wildfire risk management efforts with private landowners, Tribes, states and local governments, help communities acquire slip-on tank units to operate vehicles as fire engines, support special pay supplements for federal wildland firefighters and expand remote sensing for wildfire detection.
Read MoreSouthern region land-grant researchers look for solutions to feral hog problem.
OSU Ag Research – Oklahoma State University The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is a key refuge for native bison conservation, and feral hogs were documented at WMWR as of 1993.
Read MoreFederal Agencies Treating Glass to Reduce Bird Collisions! | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tishimingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center is an example of buildings built with bird-friendly designs. While the Friends Nature Store in the WMWR Visitor Center doesn’t currently have collision prevention decals they do have a variety of merchandise for bird enthusiasts.
Read MoreMural featuring the Wichita Mountains greets visitors at the Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport.
As you can see in the image of the mural above, it depicts the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, surrounded by a scissortail flycatcher, a bison head, Indian paintbrushes, wheat and colorful abstract circles representing Oklahoma’s beautiful color palette… Read More: Regional Airport In Lawton, Oklahoma Receives New Mural (klaw.com)
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