
wildlife
Invasive aoudad pose deadly risk to native bighorn sheep
July 10, 2026 • 5 min. readResearchers find that pathogens carried by widespread Barbary sheep threaten bighorn populations, prompting new conservation strategies and calls for continued surveillance.
Texas A&M AgriLife experts draw on past success to tackle screwworm
June 10, 2026 • 5 min. readVeterans of the 2016 Florida outbreak reflect on lessons learned, share insight to protect Texas livestock and wildlife.
Research to provide insight on status and management needs of the native game species.
Scarlet Macaw Parents ‘Play Favorites,’ Purposefully Neglect Younger Chicks
Nov. 8, 2024 • 7 min. readFortunately, researchers at Texas A&M University have come to the rescue with a “foster program” for neglected chicks.
Texas A&M Researchers See Success In First Tests Of Oral Anthrax Vaccine In White-Tailed Deer
Oct. 30, 2024 • 3 min. readThe tests bring the researchers one step closer to an anthrax vaccine for deer that aims to stop the disease’s spread.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts separate fact from fiction about this fascinating flying mammal.
Texas A&M Researchers Find That Aoudad, Bighorn Sheep Share Respiratory Pathogens
Aug. 22, 2024 • 4 min. readBoth species may contribute to disease recirculation among each other’s populations, and diseases that have already devastated bighorns could be present in aoudad with unknown effects.
A Texas A&M doctoral student and the Rhisotope Project team up to use radioisotopes to protect endangered rhinos from poachers.
Texas Wildlife Feel Impact Of State’s Largest Wildfire
March 18, 2024 • 5 min. readTexas A&M AgriLife experts are focusing on landscape response and wildlife resiliency following the Panhandle fires.
A Passion For Wildlife Shapes University Experience Of Recent Texas A&M Graduate
Aug. 21, 2023 • 6 min. readKrista Bligh balanced roles of full-time student and certified wildlife rehabilitator.