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Each fall and spring, millions of migratory birds traverse the Texas skies as they make their journeys between temperate breeding areas and tropical wintering areas. The migration route draws national attention, and bird enthusiasts flock to Texas every year to witness the migration and bring with them the hopes of seeing some of the birds that... [more]

Camera trap technology has galvanized the study of predator–prey ecology in wild animal communities by expanding the scale and diversity of predator–prey interactions that can be analysed. While observational data from systematic camera arrays have informed inferences on the spatiotemporal outcomes of predator–prey interactions, the capacity for... [more]

Endangered ­­­ocelots in South Texas prefer to use unfragmented landscapes. Efforts to conserve the imperiled feline should focus on maintaining large patches of woody cover, particularly on private lands, researchers found. CKWRI researcher, Jason Lombardi, stresses the importance of working with private landowners for ocelot recovery. Read the... [more]

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - MAY 29, 2020 - Scientists writing for the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management say several exotic grass species once grown in South Texas for livestock forage and erosion control have expanded from the areas where they were planted and have become invasive. They now are reducing the region's biodiversity and the... [more]