Helping Texas kangaroo rats and livestock coexist
Little is known about how the Texas kangaroo rat uses the landscape, but that could be critical information for conserving the species, which is on the state list ...
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Rabies spikes among Texas cattle, likely due to skunks
Rabies appears to be on the rise among cattle in Texas. Biologists believe the disease, which can spread quickly through herds, is being spread by skunks. The ...
Researchers discover rare salamander eggs in Texas spring
Linda Moon was snorkeling in search of salamanders in a crystal-clear spring in central Texas when she made a surprising discovery. She was conducting a routine ...
Roads are major cause of Texas ocelot deaths
Roads have deadly consequences for ocelots in Texas, playing an outsize role in mortality for a small population of the endangered cat. As urbanization in the area ...
JWM: Water management can help redhead duck conservation
Every winter, several hundred thousand redhead ducks descend on the Laguna Madres of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Redheads wintering in this area, which ...
Whooping cranes nesting in Texas once again
For the first time in over a century, endangered whooping cranes are nesting in Texas. Two pairs of the birds recently began laying eggs on private land in ...
Watch: Texas freeze was tough on bats
The deep freeze in Texas affected a lot of species, including bats. Across the state, residents, biologists and park employees have discovered dead bats under ...
Watch: Texas volunteers respond to cold-stunned turtles
It was one of the largest cold-stunning events ever recorded. Thousands of sea turtles washed up on Texas beaches after a severe cold front hit the region, putting ...
Texas temperatures paralyze sea turtles
Thousands of sea turtles recently washed up along the Texas coastline after a winter storm caused temperatures to plummet. Unusually cold temperatures in the Gulf ...
Pandemic cancels whooping crane count
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to cancel a count of whooping cranes (Grus americana) around the Aransas National Wildlife ...