March 12, 2011

Gradual downward trends in bobwhite quail populations have been attributed to a number of culprits, but officials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation say challenges facing the species need to be addressed intensively through a comprehensive research effort. At its March meeting, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission heard a presentation from Doug Schoeling, upland […]

About 1,200 students from across the state are scheduled to shoot almost 50,000 arrows March 23 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Oklahoma National Archery in the Schools annual state shoot at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The students qualified for the state shoot by competing in regional archery events held in

A lifetime of hunting and fishing is full of memories and lessons about life, nature and ethics – and Oklahoma youth who enjoy the outdoors can take that one step further by pursuing a career in wildlife conservation. Teenagers can apply now to attend the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s annual Wildlife Youth Camp slated

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), as part of its Year of the Turtle awareness campaign with Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), reminds citizens that it is illegal to release pet turtles into the wild. “Most turtles sold in pet stores are not native to Connecticut,” cautioned Rick Jacobson, Director of the

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that the prohibition on the taking of alewives and blueback herring from most inland and marine waters of the State of Connecticut has been extended for another year. This action was initially taken in April of 2002, and then extended each successive year. The current action by