The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a proposal that will allow permit holders to use drones to track feral hogs at night to help hunters on the ground. 

The rule is expected to go into effect in late November or December, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

11/08/22 - Permit holders may use drones to help feral hog hunters on the ground

The first pair of endangered whooping cranes have made their way to the Texas coast for the winter.

11/21/22 - Whooping cranes migrating to Texas

The Farm Service Agency is now accepting applications from Texas landowners who are interested in working with FSA to implement conservation practices to help protect endangered species and other wildlife.

11/25/22 - FSA accepting applications for wildlife conservation programs

A white-tailed buck harvested at a high-fence facility in Kaufman County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

11/30/22 - CWD detected in high-fenced property in Kaufman County

Shaun Oldenburger, small game program director for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, discusses a proposal that would close the Light Goose Conservation Order in Texas.

12/07/22 - Proposed changes to hunting regulations

After a six week closure, Texas anglers can once again retain the flounder they keep in Texas waters starting Dec. 15. 

The minimum length is 15 inches. The bag limit is five.

12/12/22 - Flounder closure in state waters ends this week

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has launched a Center for Pollinator Conservation to address the decline of pollinator populations across North America.

12/26/22 - FWS launches Center for Pollinator Conservation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is currently working to develop a rapid test for COVID-19 in wild and domestic animals.

12/30/22 - USDA developing rapid test for COVID in animals

Public lands at National Wildlife Refuges in Texas grew by nearly 6,000 acres in 2022.

01/09/23 - National Wildlife Refuges grew in Texas in 2022

To protect both wild and domestic animals, over the next two weeks, the Texas Department of State Health Services will drop nearly 814-thousand oral rabies vaccination baits along the Texas-Mexico border.

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