Geographical Location: Southwest

Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees were killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday while conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep at the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area...

Endangered ­­­ocelots in South Texas prefer to use unfragmented landscapes. Efforts to conserve the imperiled feline should focus on maintaining large patches of woody cover, particularly on private lands, researchers...

The National Institutes of Health has abruptly canceled a grant supporting research in China on how coronaviruses move from bats to humans. Research scientists are criticizing the move, saying it...

Researchers have discovered a new shell-eating disease, caused by a common alga, that affects mud turtles throughout their range.  There’s high prevalence of the disease, particularly in certain arid parts...

If you wanted to spend the least amount of money to get the most conservation value, where would you go? What species would you target? That’s what Paul Armsworth, a...

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, China has banned the consumption of wildlife, hoping to stop the spread of zoonotic diseases into human populations. But does that ban go...

Dogs living around a Chinese nature reserve where pandas are reintroduced can negatively affect the bears by attacking young pandas or introducing parasites and diseases. Growing evidence shows that domestic...

 The Wildlife Society’s Texas Chapter recognized the Stephen F. Austin State University student chapter of The Wildlife Society as the Student Chapter of the Year. The university also won its...

Perhaps looking for an upside to COVID-19, social media has been filling with incredible tales of wildlife recovery due to the pandemic. Swans have returned to Venice. Dolphins are swimming...

The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) was once thought to be on its way to extinction. But thanks to conservation efforts, the turtle is making a comeback. At Padre...