July 8, 2008

Texas Public Hunt Applications Now Online

AUSTIN, Texas -The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be conducting special drawings for hunts and applications for these quality, affordable hunting experiences are available online now.

Most Mountain Lion ‘Sightings’ In Texas Unreliable

AUSTIN, Texas — Most reports of mountain lion sightings in Texas are never verified with physical evidence, although such reports can arouse fear and cause a local publicity stir, according to wildlife experts with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

July 3, 2008

Caution Urged on Lakes and Bays During Busy Holiday Weekend

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are urging boaters to take extra care as thousands take to the state’s lakes and bays over the busy Independence Day holiday weekend.

July 1, 2008

Sea Center Staff Makes Valiant Effort to Save Beloved Mascot

LAKE JACKSON, Texas — The thing most people remember about Gordon is how much visiting schoolchildren loved him. Sometimes they’d stretch out on the floor of the visitor’s center, in front of the glass.

TPWD Adds Dove Zone Scoping Meeting at World Birding Center

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has scheduled an additional scoping meetings to gather public input on a proposal to move the South Zone second split of dove season deeper into January.

June 30, 2008

TPWD Wildlife Director Mike Berger Announces Retirement

AUSTIN, Texas — Michael E. Berger, Ph.D., today announced plans to retire Oct. 31 as Wildlife Division Director for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Berger capped a 40-year career by serving the last five as TPWD wildlife director, leading a team that greatly increased the acreage of Texas land under wildlife management plans, expanded public hunting and recreational opportunities, and improved science-based conservation.

June 23, 2008

Conservation License Plates Support Texas Wildlife, Parks, Fisheries

AUSTIN, Texas — What started as a wild idea in 1999 has become an important way to fund wildlife and fisheries conservation and support state parks in Texas, as evidenced by tens of thousands of motorists who have raised more than $4 million by humming down Lone Star roadways sporting conservation license plates.

TPW Magazine July Issue Dives Into Gulf of Mexico

AUSTIN, Texas — As an ecosystem, the Gulf of Mexico functions on a global scale. At more than 579,000 square miles, it’s the ninth largest body of water in the world. The July issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine offers an in-depth exploration of the gulf from a number of angles.

June 17, 2008

TPWD Scoping Proposed Shift to South Zone Dove Season

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is scheduling a series of scoping meetings to gather public input on a proposal to move the South Zone second split of dove season deeper into January.

June 9, 2008

Research Documents Child-Nature Disconnect, Shows "Life’s Better Outside"

AUSTIN, Texas — "We have this rock in our yard we call our thinking rock. We’ll go out there and read, and if we see a bird, we look it up in my husband’s bird book."