‘Rarest of rare’ animal spotted in Texas desert
The desert mule deer is a common sight in west Texas, but wildlife biologists in the area came across an extremely uncommon ...
What the great Texas bighorn sheep experiment tells us about rewilding the West
But on a warm afternoon in December, 77 of these animals were captured near the town of Alpine and hauled back home to build ...
‘Cryptic’ desert creatures — seen doing ‘push-ups’ — discovered as new species
Researchers said they named the third new species Pristurus feulneri, or Feulner’s semaphore gecko, after Gary Feulner, an ...
Lost in the Desert? The “Extinct” Desert Rat-Kangaroo May Still Be Alive
New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...
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Rare animal photographed alive for the first time in history
‘To find this animal, Vishal and his colleagues worked ... found and snapped photos of five Mount lynell shrews in the high desert, sharing their findings on Thursday. Subramanyan told SFGATE ...
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Rare Desert Wetland Wildflower Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections
“Desert wetlands are epicenters of biodiversity and by protecting this special little wildflower, we protect all the animals and people who also ... available science to make a final decision on ...
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Endangered Desert Bighorn Sheep Airlifted Across Texas Skies in Dramatic Conservation Effort
The animals were cataloged before being put ... The Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a video on social media of a group of endangered desert bighorn sheep being airlifted safely across the sky ...
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‘Rarest of rare’ animal spotted in Texas desert
The desert mule deer is a common sight in the ... In fact, it was what they called “the rarest of rare” animals. What the Texas Parks and Wildlife—Trans-Pecos Wildlife District spotted ...