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A winding dirt two-track road cuts through a South Texas landscape filled with green mesquite trees and blooming wildflowers, including yellow and purple patches, under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Registration is Now Open for the 20th South Texas Wildlife Conference
Join the Texas Wildlife Association, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, & Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the 20th South Texas Wildlife Conference taking place in Cotulla, Texas on Friday, August 28th, 2026. The year's event will focus on the intersection of wildlife and livestock management. Early bird pricing available through 7/31. $80 General Admission, $40 for students. Registration includes complimentary lunch along with access to a host of exhibitors. Online registration will close 8/14.
Entrance gate to the Tio & Janelle Kleberg Wildlife Research Park with a red arch and stone pillars surrounded by greenery.
Spring 2026 Issue of Wildlife Research Newsletter Now Available
Fred Bryant tells the history behind CKWRI's Wildlife Research Park in the most recent Spring 2026 issue of Wildlife Research Newsletter. Check out the entire issue today.
Two people in a wooded area examine camera equipment; one crouches while reviewing photos on a DSLR camera, and the other leans in from a tree branch holding a second camera and a sheet of paper, surrounded by green foliage.
Interested in Wildlife Photography? Join us for a luncheon on March 31st in Laredo, TX!
Join us for a luncheon and presentation to learn about wildlife photography on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Laredo Country Club, 1415 Country Club Dr., Laredo, TX 78045. We will have presentations about the South Texas Property Rights Association, the Wildlife Photography Program at TAMUK, and incorporating photography into your ranch activities for fun or income. Registration cost is $40 per person.Register Here
Deer silhouette in a field with a windmill.
Register Today for the 2026 Deer Research Meeting
Make plans to join us on Friday, March 6, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas for the latest updates on deer research!
Four graduate students in outdoor field gear stand beside a black pickup truck labeled “Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville.” One person holds a drone controller, and another holds a field tool, with tall grass and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
Scholarship Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
The Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute has the opportunity to award annual scholarships to Institute graduate students and Range and Wildlife Management undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding academic and professional excellence in their progress towards attaining either an advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in range and wildlife management or a bachelor’s degree in range and wildlife management.*Applicants will be considered for all scholarships. No need to apply for a specific scholarship. 
A new issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks is now online!
A new issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks is now available online! Read an overview and future directions of the North Texas Research Program, site fidelity in birds, rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and more in the Fall 2025 Issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks magazine.  
Wildlife show wide range of responses to human presence in U.S. national parks
The presence of humans and human infrastructure in U.S. national parks has lasting effects on the behaviours of the large animals that call them home, according to a new study. 
Registration Closed for the South Texas Quail Short Course
The South Texas Quail Short Course has reached full capacity and is now sold out. If you would like to be added to the waiting list should a spot open up, please email gina.cavazos@tamuk.edu.
A new issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks is now online!
A new issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks is now available online! Read about the road to the CKWRI Ocelot Conservation Facility, a picturesque beginning to large mammal research in the Texas Hill Country, navigating the fragmented thornscrub, and more in the Spring 2025 Issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks magazine.  
The Spring 2025 Issue of Wildlife Research Newsletter Is Now Available To View Online!
Learn about the social hierarchies that are affecting feeding order in deer, as well as, what a wildlife vet really does in the latest issue of Wildlife Research newsletter!