Satellite Tagging Marlins-In the Gulf! (Video)
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Ida Impacts Louisiana Habitat
A new U.S. Geological Survey coastal change forecast predicts sandy beaches along the northern Gulf Coast are likely to see extreme impacts from Hurricane Ida although surveys post-storm have yet to be completed. Waves and surge caused by Hurricane Ida
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Program Gives Boost To Waterfowl
Enhancements made last spring to incentives for the Conservation Reserve Program sign-up — as advocated for by Delta Waterfowl and its conservation partners — significantly increased 2021 CRP enrollment, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. In 2021, nearly
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What You Need To Know About TX Bears
Officials with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) have noted a large increase in bear activity in the Trans Pecos. We reported on several sightings in that region as well as South and Northeast Texas throughout 2020 and into
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Ocelot Stronghold Gains Acreage
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, has recently gained 4,800 acres of additional coastal habitat, The Conservation Fund and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced
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Does Offshore Aquaculture Cause Red Tide?
From the Bonefish & Tarpon trust.. As if all of the extra nutrients coming from land aren’t enough of a threat to our fisheries, proposals for offshore finfish aquaculture farms are now in the works. If realized, these proposals would
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Feds Offer Money To Fight CWD
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available up to $5.6 million for states and Tribal governments to further develop and implement Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management and response activities in wild and
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CWD Found At Duval County Breeding Facility
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in a deer breeding facility in Duval County, marking the first positive detection of the disease in the county. The tissue samples were submitted by the deer breeding facility as part of required
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Feds Announce Major Hunting, Fishing Access Expansion
The Department of the Interior announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres, the largest expansion of outdoor recreation opportunities in recent history. The
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Video: What Is Known About COVID-19 & Whitetails
Recent news that SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were found in wild white-tailed deer has made national headlines and raised many concerns and questions among deer hunters. The National Deer Association would like to provide hunters with a review of the facts along
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Hurricane Season Shows No Signs Of Slowing
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is well underway, and atmospheric and oceanic conditions remain conducive for an above-average hurricane season, according to the annual mid-season update issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. The latest
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Putting In Hard Work For Hunting Season
As a part of my daily devotionals, I like to read a chapter in the book of Proverbs. I find these words of wisdom to be helpful to me in my every day life. A proverb that has been on
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Report Shows Extent Of Illegal Foreign Fishing
NOAA officials have released the 2021 Biennial Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, identifying 31 nations and entities for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and bycatch of protected marine life on the high seas, where nations
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Trinity River Gar Permit Applications Available Sept. 1
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on September 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can enter the drawing for an
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Black Gap WMA Designated Dark Sky Sanctuary
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is proud to announce that Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has been designated as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Black Gap WMA is the second TPWD property to
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Administration Announces Russian Ammo Ban
The Biden Administration’s Department of State announced that it will soon prohibit the importation of Russian ammunition into the United States. According to a release on the Department of State’s website, “[n]ew and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of
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Bear Attack: Forensics Solve Smoky Mountains Mystery
The North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner recently released a final report confirming that Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitor Patrick Madura died last summer likely due to trauma caused by a bear. On Sept. 11, 2020, backpackers initially found an unoccupied tent
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Snow Leopard Suspected Positive For Covid-19
A male snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo is suspected to be positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. On Thursday, July 22, wildlife care specialists noticed that the snow leopard had a cough and nasal discharge. Fecal
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Bears Entering Hyperphagia Phase
Black bears in the Mountain West are entering hyperphagia and will spend up to 20 hours a day trying to eat more than 20,000 calories to fatten up for winter. As bears start to prepare for hibernation and hunt for
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Dams Endanger 160,000 Miles Of Rivers
A new study published in the journal Global Sustainability finds for the first time that over 160,000 miles of rivers are at risk of losing their free-flowing status due to the proposed construction of new hydropower dams. The total stretch of free-flowing rivers
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