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Wildlife for Lunch” webinar addressing feral hogs in Texas airing February 16, 2012
2-2-12
Texas Wildlife Association has teamed with Texas AgriLife Extension to host a series of webinars covering a wide array of wildlife and land management topics. These FREE online webinars are held during the lunch hour (noon – 1 p.m., CST) so that anyone interested may tune in during the work day. The webinar series provides sound, science-based wildlife management information delivered by experts to you in the comfort of your own home or office.
The next webinar, “Wild Pigs in Texas: Control Options for Landowners”, will be held on Thursday, February 16th, 2012. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Billy Higginbotham, Texas AgriLife Extension Fisheries and Wildlife Specialist. This webinar will concentrate on the control methods available to Texas landowners to efficiently reduce damage caused by wild pigs. Special emphasis will be placed on best management practices of trapping—considered to be the removal method that is the first line of defense for most Texas landowners. Current research efforts will also be discussed.
How to sign on:
Simply point your browser to https://texas-wildlife.webex.com on the day of the webinar and click to join the Wildlife for Lunch webinar. Each web based seminar is fully interactive and allows you to engage the experts, make comments, and ask questions during the course of the presentation.
If you cannot make the live webinar:
Each webinar is archived and available for viewing following the initial air date at the Texas Wildlife Association website: www.texas-wildlife.org
For more information:
Contact Texas Wildlife Association’s Courtney Brittain at cbrittain@texas-wildlife.org or 1-800-839-9453
The price of a quail and other facts released by AgriLife
A recent survey of Texas quail hunters by the AgriLife Extension found hunters pay on average $253 per felled bird. The survey also found that the number of resident quail hunters in 2010 has decreased by 79 percent since 1981. Further investigation into decreasing quail population pointed to assumed habitat loss, yet initial testing has confirmed quail from declining areas are heavily parasitized with additional results pending. For more information about quail research visit www.quailresearch.org.
Drought Emergency Planning Workshops
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will be hosting drought emergency planning workshops throughout the state in January and February 2012. The workshops will provide local government officials, board members, and water system operators information and tools to prevent and mitigate water outages.
Workshops are scheduled to take place in:
Kerrville - Feb. 7
New Braunfels - Feb. 9
Liberty - Feb. 16
Midland - Feb. 28
Lubbock - Feb. 29
Presentation topics, workshop locations and registration information are available on the TCEQ's website.
