Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/7/2026 Screwworm and the role of the USDA’s “tick riders." True conservation requires responsibility, not neglect. Wolves and moose at Pitchstone Waters. And more...
New World Screwworm An Insidious Pest Threatens Texas Cattle. It’ll Have to Get Past These Guys. The New World screwworm has been infecting livestock just over the border, in Mexico. “Tick riders,” a 120-year-old group of mounted USDA inspectors, are the nation’s first line of defense.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/10/2026 Screwworm update shared at TWA annual convention. Yellowstone's largest eruption created an incredible unconformity. Soil is the foundation for biodiversity. And more...
Screwworm Screwworm Update Shared At TWA Annual Convention No screwworms have been found in Texas at this point, despite rumors that screwworms are already here.
New World Screwworm More NWS Cases In Tamaulipas; Opinions, Updates Offered This is the third detection in Tamaulipas. The first detection in the baby calf remains both the northernmost overall detection in Tamaulipas and the northernmost active detection in Mexico.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 12/30-2025 Screwworm is resurgent in Mexico - can we keep it out of the U.S.? Energy development abuse threatens Port Aransas and Texas' bays and estuaries. And more...
New World Screwworm Screwworm Update - NWS Update Shared, Implications, Preparedness And Response Plan As of November 5, Senasica, Mexico’s counterpart to USDA, reports that there are 757 active NWS cases in Mexico.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 10/21/2025 New World screwworm once again dangerously near Texas. A turning point in how nature-based solutions can restore ecosystems. State agencies generally produce better results than federal agencies. And more...
New World Screwworm Special Report: New World Screwworm In light of the imminent threat of New World screwworm looming along the Texas-Mexico border, Borderlands Research Institute has pulled together the following information and resources to help guide ranchers and farmers.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/2/2025 The reappearance of screwworm. Raising smaller animals. How the Big Beautiful Bill affects farmers and ranchers. And more...
New World Screwworm The U.S. Confirms its First Human Case of New World Screwworm. What is It? U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.
Newsletter 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...
News Brooke Rollins Followed Through on Her Warning and Closed the Border to Mexican Imports of Live Cattle, Horse, and Bison U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins followed through on her warning and closed the border to Mexican imports of live cattle, horse, and bison due to the continued and rapid northward spread of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico.
Resources Restoring Biodiversity - 7/15/2025 The U.S. has again halted livestock imports from Mexico. Meet tawny crazy ants. Wolves wreak havoc on cattle herds in California. And more...
New World Screwworm U.S. Halts Livestock Imports From Mexico Again. Here Is The Reason Why The U.S. has again halted livestock imports from Mexico after the parasitic New World screwworm fly closer to the border.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/8/2025 Scientists Put Motion Cameras Along the US-Mexico Border To Spy on Wildlife. The screwworm could be back as soon as this summer. A wonderful video from the Mule Deer Foundation. And more….
New World Screwworm A Deadly Parasite's Return Threatens US Ranchers After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/10/2025 The history of the screwworm eradication program. Enhancing the ccosystem of Soudah Peaks. Holistic grazing practices. And more.
Resources Screwworm Eradication Program and History Bottom line, the screwworm eradication program has been nothing short of a huge success story which for all practical purposes enabled the ranching community to eventually push the screwworm from their mind.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/3/2025 Mandatory screwworm reporting. USDA suspends cattle and livestock imports at southern border. San Antonio artist Gary Sweeney’s take on the legendary creature of Northern Mexico. And more
Resources Mandatory Screwworm Reporting Now that the screwworm is real threat again, Texas A&M is working with other state partners to launch some trainings around the state.
New World Screwworm Tensions Rise Between US and Mexico over New World Screwworm Threat USDA suspends cattle and livestock imports at southern border.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/11/2025 An unusual way to hunt ducks. The screwworm danger remains. Where does a tree get its bulk? And more
Resources Screwworms In S. Mexico Has USDA, States Working On Plan In late November the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service of a positive detection of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico.
disease America’s Never-Ending Battle Against Flesh-Eating Worms “The history of the screwworm eradication program. This program is the single most important reason Texas has so many deer. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheAtlantic.comIt was written by Sarah Zhang. The Florida Keys are a place where deer stand next to children at school-bus stops. They
