To help address growing wildfire-related challenges in America, the U.S. Geological Survey is rolling out a new Wildland Fire Science Strategy that lays out the critical needs for wildfire research over the next five years. Released today, this strategy can be used […]
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The polar vortex that pummeled the south last week with snow, ice and record low temperatures caught lots of people off guard and wreaked havoc on life as we know it. Many who lived through Winter Storm Uri will forever
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HR 127, a bill submitted by Houston-area Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is a candidate for the most sweeping anti-gun legislation ever proposed. According to officials with the NRA-ILA, H.R. 127 would do the following: *H.R. 127 would ban common types
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in a free-ranging 8 ½-year-old mule deer in Lubbock County, marking the first positive detection of the disease in the county. In coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), Texas Parks and
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While much of Texas was still reeling from the big freeze, Lake O.H. Ivie near San Angelo made fast work of building a reputation as the hottest big bass lake in country. The bite has been insane out West. Between
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now taking public comment on the following proposed changes to the 2021-2022 Statewide Recreational Fishing Proclamation: Allow the recreational-only use of crab traps on docks and piers in some currently restricted areas
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With Spring Break around the corner, Texans will be looking to explore and get outside. Texas State Parks are already seeing day passes and campsites filling up for the spring and summer months, so visitors planning a state park adventure this Spring
State Parks Reccomend Reserving Passes Early Read More »
The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD), with assistance from the Law Enforcement Division, continues to assess the fish kills along the Texas coast due to the recent winter weather. Freezing events along the Texas Coast are
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Recognizing the extraordinary impact of the recent winter storm, the CCA Texas 2021 S.T.A.R. Tournament will feature a significantly revised format. The speckled trout, flounder, sheepshead and gafftop divisions have been removed entirely from this year’s tournament. The 2021 STAR
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Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore and Texas Fish & Game won big at the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association (TOWA) awards in Port Arthur last weekend. Moore received 10 total awards and five first place honors including the following:
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–The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled in a case brought by the Southern Environmental Law Center that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a plan by March 1, 2021, to resume its longstanding
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An environmental body established under the NAFTA replacement, the newly negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, concluded that the deaths of hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles in Mexico due to fishing gear entanglement warrant a formal response from Mexico and further review under
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The use of warfarin, a type of poison commonly used to kill rats was brought up in 2017 for feral hog population control with the introduction and eventual demise of the “Kaput Feral Hog Lure”. A firestorm of controversy over
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) has introduced the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) to defund all federal gun control enforcement and end funding for regulation and guidance issued by the ATF. The Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) will: Cut
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USGS researchers are studying the growth and success of nursery-grown transplanted corals in the Florida Keys; research that might help this population of the threatened species rebound. Reefs there have experienced significant coral loss in recent decades from coral bleaching,
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Texas experienced a rapid drop in temperatures which put more than 4900 Sea Turtles on South Padre Island in jeopardy. Responding to cold stun events is a critical part of the rescue and rehabilitation efforts at Sea Turtle Inc. Cold
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The record-setting freeze that hit Texas over the last week has devasted two species of well-established non-indigenous antelope species in several areas. The nilgai antelope, a native of India and Pakistan has been free-ranging along the Lower Coast from around
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Black-footed ferret recovery efforts aimed at increased genetic diversity and disease resistance took a bold step forward Dec. 10, 2020, with the birth of “Elizabeth Ann,” created from the frozen cells of “Willa,” a black-footed ferret that lived more than
Cloning Ferrets To Save Them? Read More »
Jaguars captured on game cameras in New Mexico and Arizona have captured a fair amount of media attention over the last decade. A majestic species generally affiliated with the Amazon, jaguars are highly adaptable cats that fare just as well
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The Texas freeze kill event of 2021 is still unfolding. While it began early last week, warming conditions have revealed more fish, sea turtle and other wildlife deaths along the coast. So far the hardest hit areas around Lower Laguna
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