Invasive Species When “Invasive” Becomes a Substitute for Evidence Labels such as native, exotic, and invasive can guide conservation—or end the inquiry before it begins. Sound management requires evidence of origin, harm, context, and consequences.
Elk Removals Houston-Davis Proposal – Free-Ranging Elk Reclassification Effort The Houston-Davis Proposal seeks a targeted amendment to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code that would classify free-ranging elk as a game animal while fully preserving the current regulatory status of high-fence commercial elk operations.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 5/26/2026 Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission proposes rule that would require harvest reporting. Using goats instead of herbicides to control weeds. And more...
Wildlife & Hunting Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Proposes Rule That Would Require Harvest Reporting - Impacting Mountain Lion Populations The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will vote in May on a proposed rule that could significantly improve how we understand and manage mountain lion populations in Texas.
Resources Texas Takes Its First Steps to Protect Its Mountain Lions While many other states limit hunting of the apex predator, Texas is only now introducing rules to ban canned hunts and require regular checking of traps.
Aoudad Parts Of Big Bend National Park To Close For Removal Of Non-Native Sheep Texas’ war on wildlife and biodiversity continues. CLICK HERE for the “Rest of the Story” on this insanity. NOTE: this article was originally published to National Parks Traveler’s Apple News Channel. It was written by By NPT Staff. A few areas of Big Bend National Park in Texas will
Chronic Wasting Disease Emergency Order Issued After 6 Breeding Facilities Test Positive for 'Zombie Deer' Disease The article below discusses Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) which is spreading through Texas and the West at an accelerating rate. As we have written in the “Philosophy” section of this blog: “Confinement livestock operations take animals off the range where they efficiently convert the sun’s energy in the form
