Oct. 15, 2007

Record Whooping Crane Migration Expected This Fall

AUSTIN, Texas — Wildlife scientists are predicting that a record-breaking 250 whooping cranes will reach the Texas coast this winter, and they’re asking the public to report whooper sightings.

Free Children’s Book Distributed to Promote Bat Education

AUSTIN, Texas — Approximately 37,000 copies of a new children’s book entitled “Frankie the Free-tailed Bat” are being distributed free to schools across Texas and in parts of Mexico by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Oct. 11, 2007

San Jacinto River Dioxin Site Proposed for Federal Cleanup

HOUSTON, Texas — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed listing an abandoned toxic waste site in the San Jacinto River for the federal National Priorities List (NPL). If approved for inclusion on the NPL the site will be eligible for cleanup in the federal Superfund program.

Sept. 24, 2007

Texas Bighorn Sheep Population Continues To Flourish

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists aren’t getting tired of counting sheep, desert bighorn sheep to be specific.

Weatherby Award Acknowledges Texas Spurs Nationwide Wildlife Expos

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo has become a national model for educational efforts to promote wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation, a role which will be recognized at the expo volunteer barbeque on Saturday evening, Oct. 6 by board members from Weatherby Foundation International (WFI).

Sept. 17, 2007

Mountain Lion Research Sheds Light on Elusive Feline

AUSTIN, Texas — New genetic research adds to a body of evidence indicating mountain lion populations are generally healthy in parts of Texas, with significant populations in West and South Texas and harvest data pointing to stable or increasing numbers in the western part of the state over the past 90 years.

Sept. 10, 2007

Halloween Comes Early to Lake Tawakoni State Park

WILLS POINT, Texas — A massive spider web first spotted covering several acres of oak-elm woodlands along a Lake Tawakoni State Park trail in early August and later reported in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story on Aug. 29 made national and international headlines throughout the Labor Day Weekend.

Aug. 24, 2007

New Park Funding Highlights 2008 TPWD Budget

AUSTIN, Texas — The most significant new funding for state and local parks in decades, money to build a new East Texas fish hatchery and new funds to help game wardens enforce wildlife laws and border security are among the highlights of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 2008 budget.

TPWD Expands Spanish-Language Web Services

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has expanded the Spanish-language section of its public Web site with the addition of the 2007-2008 Outdoor Annual in Spanish.

Texas Parks And Wildlife Expo Set For Oct. 6-7

AUSTIN, Texas — America’s largest free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors takes place Oct. 6-7 at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department headquarters in Austin. The event includes a number of new offerings this year, while bringing back dozens of the popular activities which draw more than 35,000 visitors from across the state each fall.