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Nongame windfall: Wildlife Department could see 28 percent funding boost

September 19, 2021

Federal Recovering America’s Wildlife Act dedicates funds for at-risk, other nongame species By KELLY BOSTIANFor the CCOF The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation could see a nearly 28-percent funding boost if Congress passes the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2021. The boost would be dedicated to nongame species that are “at-risk” or “of greatest conservation…

Wildlife Department takes fresh look at ‘trash fish’

July 25, 2021

Surveys hit mailboxes of 15,000 randomly chosen Oklahoma anglers this month Note: An early version of this story contained an incorrect reference to paddlefish limits. It has been corrected. By KELLY BOSTIANFor the CCOF Postcard notices arriving in anglers’ mailboxes are about “trash fish” but are not junk mail, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation officials…