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December 29, 2021

COVID-19 Virus Impacting Zoo Animals

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in two spotted hyenas at a zoo in Colorado.  These are the first hyenas confirmed […]
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December 29, 2021

Covid-19: Possible Deer To Human Transmission Found

Researchers in Canada have found what could be the first deer to human tranmission of COVID-19. According to a CDB article, preliminary research suggests deer may be able to transmit the COVID-19 virus to humans, following analysis […]
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December 29, 2021

Exotic Deer Found In Texas Could Be CWD Resistant

China’s Père David’s deer was nearly gone in the late 1800s. Just 18 deer – the very last of their kind – were brought into captivity after the rest had been hunted to extinction. When 11 […]
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December 28, 2021

East Texas Hog Numbers Have Skyrocketed

A Texas Cooperative Extension survey of 491 East Texas landowners indicates that feral hog populations dramatically increased during the last ten years. Prior to the survey, it was known that feral hog numbers were rapidly rising […]
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December 28, 2021

The Smoke-Phase Turkey Of East Texas

“You’ve got to check this out.” That text from my friend Nolan Haney was accompanied with a screen shot from an East Texas hunting group on Facebook. It included a photo of a smoke-phase turkey, a […]
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December 28, 2021

Texas Wildlife Refuges Grow by 7,000 Acres

In 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added nearly 7,000 acres of public land to the National Wildlife Refuge System in Texas. This brings the total number of Service-managed lands in the state to nearly […]
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December 22, 2021

Study Shows Elk Fear Cougars More Than Wolves

Wolves are charismatic, conspicuous, and easy to single out as the top predator affecting populations of elk, deer, and other prey animals. However, a new study has found that the secretive cougar is actually the main predator influencing […]
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December 16, 2021

When Coyote Parents Get Bold, So Do Their Offspring

Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments, and regardless of how they feel about it, urban residents are having to get used to some new animal neighbors. A big question for wildlife researchers is […]
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December 16, 2021

Study Shows Rattlesnake Trick Human Ears

Rattlesnakes increase their rattling rate as potential threats approach, and this abrupt switch to a high-frequency mode makes listeners, including humans, think they’re closer than they actually are, researchers reported n the journal Current Biology. “Our data […]
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December 15, 2021
CWD

House Passes CWD-Focused Bill

In a 393-33 vote this evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Chronic Wasting Disease Management and Research Act, which would expand the federal government’s role in the fight to control a fatal wildlife disease […]
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