The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program to assist at-risk communities, including tribes and Alaska Native Corporations, with planning for and mitigating wildfire risks. Now in its third year, this competitive program
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New Year’s Day represents new beginnings, and for the Toyota ShareLunker Program, it’s the launch of the program’s 39th season. Anglers from across Texas and the nation will visit the world class fisheries across the state and cast their lines
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Launch into 2025 by exploring more with a Day One Tour at a Texas state park. This annual tradition allows people of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to experience Texas’ wild places through ranger-guided or self-guided hikes, bike
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts in South Texas to monitor for animals affected by New World Screwworm (NWS) after a recent detection in Mexico. Border Detection This detection, found in a cow at
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A hoax has been perpetuated on American wildlife enthusiasts and it centers on the existence of the black panther. There is no such species recognized as “black panther” anywhere on the planet much less in the United States of America.
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The first Louisiana black bear hunting season in more than 35 years successfully concluded Sunday (Dec. 22) and included a 696-pound adult male bear harvested by Louisiana military veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Deron Santiny, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife
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The mystery of large drone sightings not only on the East Coast but in other locations including on the Texas Coast continues. You can see our first story on the topic here. In mid-December 2024 according to the Chronicle, residents
Drone Sightings Reported On Sabine Lake & Along Coast Read More »
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division seeks public input from stakeholders and constituents on proposed rule changes to the Texas Oyster Certificate of Location (COLs) Program. The public is encouraged to attend and provide comment at
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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in multiple locations throughout the state. Disease experts indicate that HPAI is circulating among wild birds in Texas as waterbirds and waterfowl are on their
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In this video, we sit down with Scott Tompkins, the creator of DroneTracker.app, to explore the fascinating world of drones and the mysteries of unidentified drone sightings. 🚁 Watch this exclusive interview here. Discover how DroneTracker.app is helping people map
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Texas oysters will soon receive a significant boost, thanks to a recently awarded $8.2 million large-scale oyster restoration project. The project is funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Office of Habitat Conservation as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-19 in Lavaca Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation collaborated with a landowner and the U.S. Forest Service to acquire and convey 396 acres of habitat within a southwest Montana wildlife migration route and convey it to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. As a result,
Wildlife Migration Corridor Saved Read More »
The Boone and Crockett Club announced today that it will be creating a new category in its big game records for javelina (collared peccary, Pecari tajacu), the first new category created since 2001. The proposal to include a new big game
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Unidentified drones have been spotted along the East and Gulf Coasts, raising serious concerns about drone surveillance and public safety. In this episode of the TF&G-sponsored Dark Outdoors® podcast, we dive deep into these mysterious drone encounters that have left
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In the early morning hours on Tuesday, Dec. 10, a mountain lion was struck by a Longview Police Department (LPD) patrol vehicle. The police department contacted the Gregg County Game Warden and coordinated the retrieval of the deceased lion. Texas
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I have reference great white sharks caught off the coast of Port Aransas several times since I started investigating the species in the Gulf of Mexico. This reference is from a book Shadows In the Sea: Sharks, Skates and Rays (1966) and referenced
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Call it a game of hybrid hide and seek thanks to eye-in-the-sky modern technology combined with good, old-fashioned eyes and boots on the ground. Dozens of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers join forces with Pennsylvania Game Commission staffers in search
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H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is again causing mortalities in wild birds in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. This year’s fall migrations have created a resurgence of HPAI-induced waterfowl disease in Louisiana. Many different
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Duck season is already underway in most of the country and you can bet you will have plenty of company out on the water. Waterfowlers that don’t have access to private land will drive or fly hundreds of miles to
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