/tags/texas-parks-and-wildlife Texas Parks And Wildlife en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 07 May 2025 19:37:24 GMT /texasstandard/2025-05-07/heath-canyon-ranch-black-gap-wildlife-management-area-tpwd Heath Canyon Ranch was purchased by the Nature Conservancy in Texas and will be part of the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area. Wed, 07 May 2025 19:37:24 GMT /texasstandard/2025-05-07/heath-canyon-ranch-black-gap-wildlife-management-area-tpwd Laura Rice /energy-environment/2025-05-02/mountain-lion-dantes-trail-san-marcos-tx-unconfirmed-sighting-hikers-safety-texas-parks-and-wildlife A Parks and Recreation worker reported a possible mountain lion near Dante's Trail last month. Sightings are rare in Central Texas, but that doesn't mean the animals aren't around. Fri, 02 May 2025 15:22:35 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-02/mountain-lion-dantes-trail-san-marcos-tx-unconfirmed-sighting-hikers-safety-texas-parks-and-wildlife Maya Fawaz /energy-environment/2025-01-23/austin-tx-enchanted-rock-texas-state-parks-hiking The park expanded by 3,073 acres at a time when officials say people are going to Texas parks more than ever before. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:03:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-01-23/austin-tx-enchanted-rock-texas-state-parks-hiking Maya Fawaz /health/2025-01-09/austin-tx-bird-flu-wildlife-detected Local health authorities recommend caution when dealing with wild birds, poultry and cattle. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:09:24 GMT /health/2025-01-09/austin-tx-bird-flu-wildlife-detected Olivia Aldridge /energy-environment/2024-09-25/texas-buys-630-acres-to-expand-enchanted-rock The popular Hill Country landmark is growing. The new area will increase the overall biodiversity of the park with a creek and some small ponds. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:46:47 GMT /energy-environment/2024-09-25/texas-buys-630-acres-to-expand-enchanted-rock Maya Fawaz /austin/2024-07-23/bobcat-mountain-lion-cougar-wild-cats-austin-tx Every so often, someone spots a wild cat in their neighborhood that's almost certainly not a domestic stray. Who is roaming the city? Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-23/bobcat-mountain-lion-cougar-wild-cats-austin-tx Katy McAfee /energy-environment/2024-05-27/texas-mountain-lion-cougar-hunting-trapping-rules-law Texas has been an outlier as the only state that did not have any regulations for mountain lion trapping and hunting. Now, the state has established a rule to prevent live mountain lions from being left in traps. Mon, 27 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2024-05-27/texas-mountain-lion-cougar-hunting-trapping-rules-law Angela Kocherga /energy-environment/2024-04-11/texas-spacex-elon-musk-land-lawsuit The lawsuit comes a month after Texas Parks and Wildlife unanimously approved a land exchange deal with SpaceX for nearly 500 acres. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:46:19 GMT /energy-environment/2024-04-11/texas-spacex-elon-musk-land-lawsuit Gaige Davila /texasstandard/2024-01-26/texas-parks-wildlife-white-tailed-deer-euthanized-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-kerr-wildlife-management-area Parks and Wildlife officials were trying to stop chronic wasting disease from spreading out of the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:50:20 GMT /texasstandard/2024-01-26/texas-parks-wildlife-white-tailed-deer-euthanized-chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-kerr-wildlife-management-area Michael Marks /energy-environment/2022-03-09/texas-parks-department-adopts-new-prescribed-burn-standards-after-bastrop-state-park-wildfire In January, a prescribed burn at the park got out of control, conjuring memories of the Bastrop County Complex fire in 2011. Now, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it agrees with all recommendations issued by an independent panel reviewing the incident. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:45:13 GMT /energy-environment/2022-03-09/texas-parks-department-adopts-new-prescribed-burn-standards-after-bastrop-state-park-wildfire Joseph Leahy