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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. Sign up today at https://t.co/5jp8053NTx

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Chronic Wasting Disease remains one of the greatest challenges facing the future of white-tail deer. Read highlights from the recent Deer Research Meeting on what researchers are learning about CWD impacts, deer populations, and management strategies at https://t.co/omWxZCnWIZ.

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Last month, CKWRI’s Director of Donor Relations, Caroline Cage was honored by The Rotary Club of Corpus Christi, as the Harvey Weil Professional Conservationist of the Year. Congratulations, Caroline!

Watch Caroline's highlight video at https://t.co/FmzNF8Wzqj.

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Position Announcement: PhD graduate assistantship opportunity - Leveraging Virtual Fencing Technology to Manage Rangeland Recovery in South Texas. Full position details at https://t.co/hkaP8o9CwI.

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CKWRI's new Wildlife Management Bulletin No. 14 titled "Prescribed Fire and Cattle Grazing to
Manage Tanglehead for Wildlife
Habitat Improvement" is now available online. Check it out today at https://t.co/omWxZCnWIZ.

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The Wildlife Photography program at TAMUK consists of six, three-semester-hour classes ranging from basic introduction to computer Photoshop instruction. Completion of the six classes qualifies as a minor in Wildlife Photography.

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CKWRI emphasizes collaboration with landowners, ensuring research aligns with their needs while promoting sustainable wildlife management. Read more about this in the recent CKWRI Special Publication No. 6 at https://t.co/omWxZCnWIZ.

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Fred Bryant tells the history behind CKWRI's Wildlife Research Park in the most recent Spring 2026 issue of Wildlife Research Newsletter. Visit https://t.co/IA5UMAV27D to check it out today!

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Join us April 9th at 10am in Georgetown at the Sun City Nature Club, where Dakota Moberg will be presenting some of her research on Ashe juniper and weather whiplash as part of the Henry Hamman Program for Hill Country Conservation and Management. We hope to see you there!

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@The_SPEC_Lab at CKWRI is off to a strong capture season. This video shows Ph.D. student Tori Locke and tech Zaden Larson releasing a male bobcat after trapping and processing. Tori studies ocelot/bobcat reproduction using GPS to understand den selection.

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At the TCTWS meeting, a Stephen F. Austin Univ. student took all of the TCTWS abstracts from the past 4 years and built a collaboration network that shows connections amongst all the entities that were represented during this period. TAMUK was the most connected entity.

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CKWRI's white-winged dove research was recently featured in an article in the Project Upland magazine. Read the article today by visiting https://t.co/omWxZCnWIZ.

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Learn about "When Invasive Guineagrass Takes Over:
The Effects on Northern Bobwhite" in the latest issue of Wildlife Research newsletter! Read it today at https://t.co/IA5UMAV27D.

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CKWRI had a strong presence at the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society's (TCTWS) annual meeting in Galveston, TX. Institute faculty and students received multiple awards in presentations, photos, and achievements. Congratulations to all the award recipients for a job well done!

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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.

Register today at https://t.co/guxUBKz3iG.

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A new article that was featured in Texas Wildlife Extra magazine titled "Could Use of Rat Poisons Be Affecting Non-target Wildlife in South Texas?" is now available online. To check it out visit https://t.co/fdhCsDI0mh.

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The wait is over! Building on the successful first edition (published in 2007) this comprehensive update to Texas Quails: Ecology and Management is available now. To purchase, visit https://t.co/omWxZCnWIZ.

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Grad student Dakota Moberg is conducting a plant-soil feedback project that needed custom catchment trays which led her to learning how to weld. The trays were used to collect & move soil post-sterilization & reduced the time & manpower it would take the move the soil otherwise.

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CKWRI graduate student, Calvin Ellis, conducted the final capture of mule deer for his dissertation research. The research project aims to evaluate population performance, movement, and survey techniques for mule deer in western Oklahoma to better inform mule deer management.

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Don't miss your chance to hear Dr. Randy DeYoung talk about what has been learned from the 20 years of research on culling bucks for genetic improvement regarding effects on breeding success and genetics.

Sign up now at https://t.co/IA5UMAV27D!