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Each fall and spring, millions of migratory birds traverse the Texas skies as they make their journeys between temperate breeding areas and tropical wintering areas. The migration route draws national attention, and bird enthusiasts flock to Texas every year to witness the migration and bring with them the hopes of seeing some of the birds that make stopovers during the journey.
In the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, you may have spotted a scarlet tanager or an array of songbirds in your backyard this spring on their way to their more northerly breeding areas.
Camera trap technology has galvanized the study of predator–prey ecology in wild animal communities by expanding the scale and diversity of predator–prey interactions that can be analysed. While observational data from systematic camera arrays have informed inferences on the spatiotemporal outcomes of predator–prey interactions, the capacity for observational studies to identify mechanistic drivers of species interactions is limited.
Endangered ocelots in South Texas prefer to use unfragmented landscapes. Efforts to conserve the imperiled feline should focus on maintaining large patches of woody cover, particularly on private lands, researchers found. CKWRI researcher, Jason Lombardi, stresses the importance of working with private landowners for ocelot recovery. Read the entire article by The Wildlife Society HERE.
Photo by: Ben Masters
WESTMINSTER, Colorado - MAY 29, 2020 - Scientists writing for the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management say several exotic grass species once grown in South Texas for livestock forage and erosion control have expanded from the areas where they were planted and have become invasive. They now are reducing the region's biodiversity and the habitats available for wildlife.
KINGSVILLE — Whole cottonseed has long been a go-to supplemental feed for
white-tailed deer. However, one veterinarian researcher says more study is needed.
That was the gist of the message offered by Dr. Clay Hilton, DVM, at the Caesar Kleberg
Wildlife Research Institute’s Deer Associates annual gathering here earlier this year. In
addition to being a veterinarian, Hilton, who also has degrees in wildlife science, is the
director of veterinary technology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville where he plays an
Landowners and CKWRI scientists have been using research findings (see article below) to develop burning, spraying, and grazing regimes that reduce seed production and keep Tanglehead seeds buried by limiting soil disturbance. These practices show promise in reducing Tanglehead populations.
Please click here to view the pdfs of the presentations given at the 2020 Deer Research Meeting on March 6th in San Antonio, Texas!
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Our age has become one of escalating warnings and anxieties about many things, but the biggest of all is climate crisis. Young people the world over are crying out for a reckoning of previous generations’ knowing destruction of the natural world.
Although the modern environmental movement has been widespread and successful in many ways, it has not kept pace with the ongoing industrial growth and urbanization of the planet.
The Texas Section Society for Range Management (TSSRM) hosted its annual meeting in Kerrville, Texas on October 9-11, 2019. The TSSRM Annual Meeting serves as the primary source of income to support scholarships, student contests, symposiums, field tours, publications, and professional meetings.