Features
New Field Guides
Dr. Angel Chiri has created and donated free field guides covering a small sample of the bugs and spiders of the Wichita Mountains area.
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Bison
Enjoy views of North America's largest existing mammal, the bison. The refuge's herd includes approximately 650 of these herbivores.
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Geology
The refuge's rugged landscape is the result of over half a billion years of geologic change and adaptation.
Rugged ranges
About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Learn about the most damaging invasive
plants in southwestern Oklahoma and help Refuge staff remove eastern red cedar, common mullein,
musk thistle, prickly lettuce and other invasive plants.
Invasive Plant Round-UpInformation on reporting poaching on the Wichita Mountains is available on the Law Enforcement page.
Law EnforcementA schedule of this year's Tours is available.
Tour schedule
Their songs are derived from a large syllable repertoire, an order of magnitude greater than that of other vireos.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted., Bison on spring grass / Randy Jones
Last Updated: May 15, 2017