Restoring Biodiversity - 8/19/2025
Screwworm is again a problem on the Texas-Mexico border. Another tourist in Yellowstone got too close to a bison. A visually stunning celebration of what makes Texas unique. And more...
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Articles

Brooke Rollins Followed Through on Her Warning and Closed the Border to Mexican Imports of Live Cattle, Horse, and Bison
Screwworm is again a problem on the Texas-Mexico border.
Another Tourist in Yellowstone Got Too Close to a Bison. It Gored Him
"According to the article below, these folks are referred to as "tourons" a contraction of the words "tourist' and "moron".
They're jillions of them.
Videos
Deep in the Heart: Official Trailer
Deep in the Heart is a visually stunning celebration of what makes Texas unique — its diverse landscapes and remarkable wildlife behavior that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Told through the eyes of wildlife species ranging from the mysterious blind catfish to the elusive mountain lion, the story follows our ever-changing relationship with the natural world and showcases our ability to destroy, conserve, and recover wildlife and the habitat we mutually depend on.
Narrated by Matthew McConaughey and featuring state-of-the-art cinematography, this family-friendly film journeys from the highest peaks in West Texas, through our aquifers, rivers, and bays, and deep into the Gulf of Mexico. Deep in the Heart aims to conserve our remaining wild places, to show the connectivity of water and wildlife, and to recognize Texas’ conservation importance on a continental scale.
See Why the Mysterious Mountain Lion Is the ‘Bigfoot’ of Big Cats
Much like the legendary Bigfoot or Yeti, the elusive mountain lion has also acquired its own mythical status.
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