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As aoudad numbers continue to grow and compete with native bighorn and mule deer populations, Texas looks to a creative ...
A tiny but troublesome ant is creeping into Texas, and scientists are urging the public to stay alert. The Asian needle ...
The Houston Zoo has a new resident with distinct features. Ponyo recently made her public debut in an Instagram post, which touted her status as the first amphiuma to find residence at the zoo. Why is ...
Aoudad sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers allow to be shot from a helicopter for sport, along with ...
"Numbering over 2.6 million in Texas, they are the most destructive of all nonnative mammals, being responsible for significant damage to native plant and animal communities and agriculture ...
The Northern Mockingbird, Texas's state bird since 1927, contrasts sharply with the endangered Attwater Prairie Chicken, now down to 200 in the wild, best seen at the Houston refuge.
This loud bird species is native to North Texas ... or in the defense of their territory,” according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. A northern mockingbird takes flight from a scrub oak, Thursday ...
A strain of sheep brought to Texas by former World War II soldiers ... so well in their adoptive home that they've crowded out native animals. In recent years, the animals called aoudad sheep ...