programs

Ongoing Research

  • Identifying Best Practices to Survey for Spot-Tailed Earless Lizards.
    Henke et al. Texas A&M University Kingsville.
    Final report due: December 2023.
  • Establishing an eDNA Protocol for the Detection of the Karst Salamander Group Eurycea from Central Texas.
    Hillis et al. University of Texas at Austin.
    Final report due: February 2024.
  • Understand the Survivability and Habitat Use of Alligator Snapping Turtles in East Texas via Telemetry Studies.
    Stephen F. Austin State University.
    Final report due: December 2024.
  • Louisiana Pigtoe (Pleurobema riddellii) and Texas Heelsplitter (Potamilus amphichaenus) Surveys and Tolerances.
    Bonner et al. Texas State University.
    Final report due: February 2025.
  • Statewide Status, Phenology, and Habitat Use of Bats with Particular Focus on Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis Subflavus) and Myotis Velifer
    Fritts et al. Texas State University.
    Final report due: May 2025
  • Evaluate the Efficacy of eDNA Approaches for Determining Alligator Snapping Turtle Presence in Reservoir and Riverine Habitats.
    Lutterschmidt et al. Sam Houston State University.
    Final Report due: June 2025
  • Summarizing Population Trends and Foraging Behavior of Mexican Long-nosed Bats (Leptonycteris Nivalis) in Emory Cave.
    Ammerman et al. Angelo State University.
    Final Report due: August 2025
  • Development of a CODIS-like Database for the Conservation and Management of Black Bears in Texas
    Bradley et al. Texas Tech University.
    Final Report due: August 2025
  • Survey of the Hooded Skunk in the Trans-Pecos Region
    Dowler et al. Texas Tech University.
    Final Report due: November 2025
  • Distribution and Habitat Associations of the Federally Threatened Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) in Texas.
    Boal et al. Texas Tech University.
    Final Report due: November 2025
  • Texas Tortoise Distribution and Disease
    McCracken et al. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
    Final Report due: December 2025
  • Assess Relationships Between Distributions of Potential Fish Hosts and Existing Information on Freshwater Unionid Mussels in the Neches River.
    Perkins et al. Texas State University
    Final report due: January 2026
  • Digital Distribution Map for the Bats of Texas
    Stevens et al. Texas Tech University.
    Final Report due: January 2026
  • Assess Relationships Between Distributions of Potential Fish Hosts and Existing Information on Freshwater Unionid Mussels in the Sabine River.
    Perkins et al. Texas State University
    Final report due: January 2026
  • Population Assessment for Smalleye and Sharpnose Shiners in the Brazos River.
    Hoeinghaus et al. University of North Texas.
    Final report due: February 2026.
  • Texas Eurycea Salamander Genomics
    Nice et al. Texas State University
    Final report due: March 2026.
  • A Survey of the Bees of East Texas, with a Focus on Floral Interactions and Conservation Status of Bumble Bees and Long-Horned Bees.
    Williams et al. Sam Houston State University.
    Final report due: April 2026.
  • Spatial Dynamics and Distribution of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys Terrapin Littoralis) Along the Middle Texas Gulf Coast
    McCracken et al. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
    Final report due: May 2026
  • Brazos and Concho Water Snakes Population Monitoring and Risk Assessment
    Rodriguez et al. Texas State University.
    Final report due: March 2027
  • Use of a Lamp eDNA Assay in Houston Toad Monitoring Programs
    Lutterschmidt et al. Sam Houston State University.
    Final Report due