Believe it or not, plastic straws aren’t the only things harming and killing turtles. Along with a host of other plastic products and lax regulations on huge corporations, a massive illegal turtle trade network — yes, a black market for turtles — is also a major threat. In fact, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Oh, deer
An Oklahoma woman looking for a love connection got a hefty fine instead and didn’t even land a date. Well, maybe a court date. The woman, whose identity is being protected by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Game Wardens, started chatting with 24-year-old Cannon Harrison on Bumble, a location-based dating app where only women can […]
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Chicken-Fried News: ‘Mainstream’ fundraising
After country singer and The Voice judge/coach Blake Shelton spent the spring as an accidental mascot of the Oklahoma teacher walkout, Shelton will become an actual fundraising mascot for the state’s wildlife conservation effort. In April, an Ada elementary school student gained attention for finding that she shared a textbook that was used by Shelton […]
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State and Native tribes reach water source agreement
The agreement outlines rules including how much water Oklahoma City is allowed to take from the Sardis Lake annually.
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Ducks Unlimited help agencies conserve waterfowl habitat, plan fundraiser
Eastern Oklahoma County chapter of Ducks Unlimited hosts its annual fundraiser.
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Urban jungle
“(My roommate) came in and said, ‘You’ve got to see this.’ There was a little opossum, about 7 inches long, sitting on the ping-pong table just looking at us,” Hall said. “We figured the cats might hurt it, so we put the opossum in a carrier, and a second one started climbing down the shelves […]