The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved $61.3 million in funding to protect, restore and enhance more than 205,000 acres of wetlands and associated uplands in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including at three Texas national wildlife refuges.
The commission approved $54.7 million in grants through the North American Wetlands...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s chronic wasting disease management plan includes protocols and requirements to prevent the spread of the disease, including mandatory check stations for mule deer killed inside a West Texas containment zone.
That zone includes portions of Hudspeth, Culberson and El Paso counties.
The plan was implemented...
A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest of the person who shot and killed a whooping crane in Red River Parish, northeast of Toledo Bend Reservoir and the Texas border.
LDWF's Operation Game Thief program, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation and the USFWS...
Rattlesnake roundups are tradition in parts of West Texas and South Texas, but the practice of "gassing," forcing the snakes from their dens by pouring noxious or toxic substances inside, would be banned under a proposed amendment to the Parks and Wildlife Code.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is...
The executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has signed an emergency order adding the West Fork of the Trinity River including Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain and Worth lakes to the list of water bodies under special regulations intended to help control the spread of invasive zebra mussels.
Carter...
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents arrested a Port Sulphur man for attempted first-degree murder of na LDWF agent, aggravated assault, resisting an officer, public intimidation and taking oysters from a polluted area Tuesday.
Agents arrested Jonathan K. Ragas, 50, at his home in Port Sulphur and...
Noodling -- the practice of catching catfish with bare hands -- has only been legal in Texas since 2011, but fisheries officials are seeking to catch important data about the pursuit themselves.
The pursuit has hit the mainstream, being featured in numerous reality shows and TV programs, but the Texas...
The Parks and Wildlife Commission recently approved a rule requiring anyone leaving or approaching public waters in 17 North Texas counties to drain their boats to prevent the spread of invasive zebra mussels.
Anglers and boaters leaving or approaching public water will be required to take all reasonable steps to...
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council voted to adopt a plan outlining ecological and financial recovery efforts for the Gulf region in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
"Initial Comprehensive Plan: Restoring the Gulf Coast's Ecosystem and Economy" establishes generally the types of projects to be targeted...
Ducks Unlimited recently announced that it has reached a conservation milestone with more than 13 million acres of habitat conserved in North America.
"Coming on the heels of DU's 75th anniversary year, this milestone is a fitting tribute to the hard work of each and every member, volunteer and staff...