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Understanding how animals respond to fear is an important component of successful wildlife management. CKWRI's Dr. Mike Cherry recently co-authored a study that analyzed how to effectively reduce or amplify fear in wild animals by manipulating habitat structure, sensory stimuli, experience (previous exposure to risk) and food safety trade‐offs to... [more]

At the end of 2020, CKWRI will have completed a four-year study on the use of prescribed fire and cattle grazing to manage the invasive tanglehead grass on a private ranch in South Texas. This research provides reliable information that may be applied by ranchers in the region. Follow link in bio to read full article in the most recent issues of... [more]

CKWRI’s Evan P. Tanner, Ph.D shares his recent findings on adaptive strategies of Northern Bobwhite and management options during periods of high temperatures in the most recent issues of Tracks.  Posted to CKWRI's Instagram page on August 3, 2020. (www.instagram.com/ckwri_official/) Beating the Heat: Adaptive Strategies of Northern Bobwhite and... [more]

Natural disasters such as hurricanes are unpredictable, devastating phenomena. Hurricanes can generate winds 200 km/hr and torrential rain at a rate of 10 cm/hr. While their impact on physical structures (e.g., buildings, trees, etc.) may be readily assessed, the effects of hurricanes on wildlife remain obscure and relatively unknown. A few... [more]