Texas wildlife

The competition was held at several Texas State Parks.

Bats love to munch on insects like stink bugs and moths. Some farmers are now relying on the mammals for pest control – and ditching chemicals.

Both birds make their way to Texas as part of a winter migration, but only one of the species is endangered.

The New World screwworm could pose major problems for animals like white-tailed deer.

The bird dwells west of Lubbock, and in the tip of the Panhandle, north of Amarillo.

The proposal would have let landowners donate land to the refuge.

The Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner Alliance aims to earn money while preserving habitat for the endangered bird.

The virus was discovered in an animal that had been tested for rabies.

Republican politicians and an interest group have sown fear over a voluntary process.

Researchers looked for the ideal property to establish a new ocelot population.