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Presentations are now available online. Please click here to view the pdfs of the presentations given at the meeting.

Hixon was instrumental in preserving Government Canyon State Natural Area. He passed away on July 18 at age 81. Please click here to view the entire article.

DALHART — Over the last decade or two, pronghorn antelope numbers in the Texas Panhandle have been on the rise. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s pronghorn program leader Shawn Gray, the population has basically doubled over the last 20 years. It’s a great success story, in part because in the 1960s TPWD had to restock the Panhandle with pronghorns from West Texas. Now pronghorns from the northwestern part of the Panhandle are being used to restock the dwindling West Texas population.

CKWRI researcher, Dr. David Wester, was featured in a radio interview with The Texas Standard on his tanglehead research. To listen to the interview, go to http://www.texasstandard.org/stories/a-native-species-gets-pushy/.

The land of Texas is wide and plentiful, and has a host of different terrains. Through the years, it has proven to be a prime location for farming, ranching, hunting and producing energy. Its sheer size gives the uninformed an impression that its land would always have something to give us, without much back from us in return. Owners and users of Texas land knew better though, as did Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI)—conservation and restoration are essential. Click the linke below to view the full article.    

SAN ANTONIO — Drones are growing in popularity. While many use these unmanned aerial vehicles for recreation, the growth is really in commercial applications.

SAN ANTONIO — The first phase of a 10-year study investigating the impact of white-tailed deer densities and supplemental feed has yielded results which were presented at the recent Deer Associates meeting here. The study was conducted by a team of researchers at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. It addresses the impact of supplemental feed on vegetation health, the nutritional health of the deer, and population dynamics such as impacts on antler size, growth rate and adult and fawn survival.

SAN ANTONIO — Some Southern engineering was used to conduct what is being described as remarkable behavioral research with deer. Specifically, the study addressed whether or not female deer play a role in choosing their mates.

Wildlife researchers, like those at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, spend countless hours in the field tracking and observing the subjects of their research. That research has taken a giant step into the future with the development of drone usage. An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), or drone, can bring the researcher closer to the subject than ever before. Click the linke below to view the full article.      

Valley Crossing Pipeline, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. (NYSE:ENB), and King Ranch, Inc. announced today that they will combine their efforts to make a joint donation of $100,000 to the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI). The grant will fund the ongoing development, installation and research of South Texas native seed mixes and the restoration of native monarch butterfly habitat throughout South Texas.