However, here are some easy ways you can contribute financially toward wildlife conservation in Oklahoma. If a tax preparer does your taxes, remind them to check off a donation for you. Donations are tax-deductible and return to the state Wildlife Diversity Program , which is responsible for the management of all the state's wildlife that are not hunted or angled. You also can get either a pre-numbered plate or a personalized one at no extra charge. If you don't receive a state tax refund, you may opt to send a direct contribution to the state Wildlife Diversity Program .
All contributions are tax-deductible and provide funding for a number of necessary programs.
Oklahoma youth can contribute to the state's wildlife by participating in the Cans 4 Critters contest . This proposal intended to raise dedicated funding for wildlife conservation, outdoor recreation and environmental education by assessing a small excise tax on outdoor products. Due to the support of the 3,000-member national TWW coalition, both houses of Congress on October 7 introduced funding proposals that address this desperate funding need. The change from the excise tax proposal to offshore mineral revenues has good support and provides a better alternative for Congress, sportsmen, outdoor industries and conservation groups. This proposal would reinvest funds taken from a nonrenewable resource belonging to all Americans into renewable resources like wildlife and the outdoors.