Lights Out Initiative Asks for Action During Spring Migration

Lights Out Initiative Asks for Action During Spring Migration

AUSTIN — Spring is the peak time for bird migration through Texas, and the bright lights of cities and towns can confuse birds as they…

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Official Media Statement: Alligators in Waco

Official Media Statement: Alligators in Waco

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been monitoring a small number of juvenile alligators in the Brazos River at Waco over the past year….

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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Edwards County Deer Breeding Facility

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Edwards County Deer Breeding Facility

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in…

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Official Media Statement: Media Invited to Inaugural Fishing for Conservation Course with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Official Media Statement: Media Invited to Inaugural Fishing for Conservation Course with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Date: May 8 and 9 Time: May 8: 3 — 7 p.m. May 9: 9 a.m. — noon (optional) Who: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department What: Inaugural Fishing for…

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Public Comment Sought for Proposed Mountain Lion Regulations

Public Comment Sought for Proposed Mountain Lion Regulations

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public comment until May 22 on proposals to prohibit canned hunting and implement trapping…

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Park Rangers Celebrate Earth Day at Select H-E-B Stores This Weekend

Park Rangers Celebrate Earth Day at Select H-E-B Stores This Weekend

AUSTIN— This weekend, Texas State Park rangers will set up booths at more than 40 H-E-B stores across Texas to celebrate the outdoors in honor…

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Centennial Time Capsule Begins 50-Year Trek to Every Texas State Park

Centennial Time Capsule Begins 50-Year Trek to Every Texas State Park

AUSTIN— How do you encompass 100 years of Texas State Parks’ history? That was the challenge state parks staff has spent the past year tackling….

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Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Detected in Jim Wells County

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Detected in Jim Wells County

AUSTIN – Based on results from the National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) in Madison, Wisc., Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed the presence…

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Official Media Statement: Drowning at Canyon Lake

Official Media Statement: Drowning at Canyon Lake

4/20/24, 10:30 a.m.: Texas Game Wardens, including K-9 officers, recovered 19-year-old Roiner Alejandro Rojas Pereira from Canyon Lake at 8:05 a.m. on Saturday, April 20….

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City Nature Challenge Returns to Texas for the Nineth Year

City Nature Challenge Returns to Texas for the Nineth Year

AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), through the Texas Nature Trackers program, invites all Texans to participate April 26-29 in a friendly competition between 15 Texas metropolitan areas…

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