March 4, 2021

Axis Deer & More Die From Freeze

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 […]

February 25, 2021

Court Rules On Red Wolf Case

–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, […]

February 25, 2021

Fishing Gear Killing Sea Turtles

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 […]

February 25, 2021

Hog Poisoning On The Horizon?

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 […]

February 24, 2021

Cold Stuns 4,900 TX Sea Turtles

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 […]

February 24, 2021

Freeze Kills TX Antelopes

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 […]

February 23, 2021

Jaguars In Texas And Beyond

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 […]

February 23, 2021

Cloning Ferrets To Save Them?

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 […]

February 23, 2021

What Is TPWD Saying About Freeze?

As much of Texas has experienced historic winter weather, native wildlife populations throughout the state have also felt the impact. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds the public that many native wildlife species will be […]

February 18, 2021

Carlson Named DSC 2021 Artist

Wildlife artist Cory Carlson has been named as the 2021 Artist of the Year. Cory Carlson, from Ruston, Louisiana, has been exhibiting with DSC for nearly 13 years and has donated numerous, popular pieces for the […]

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