Posts for tag "Texas"
Mercury in Brazos River Alligator Gar
Being an apex predator, Alligator Gar can bioaccumulate harmful chemicals like mercury over the course of their entire lives by inhabiting polluted areas and consuming contaminated prey. This transfer of mercury through the food web–also known as...
- Posted June 2, 2025
Protecting Native Guadalupe Bass in Texas’ Hill Country
When the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department started stocking smallmouth bass in 1974, the goal was to improve fishing in Central Texas—however, the introduction created a new threat to the native Guadalupe bass. Because the two species...
- Posted October 9, 2023
West Texas Shiners: A Case of Mistaken Identity
West Texas' seemingly inhospitable geography doesn’t mean it can’t support the discovery of a new fish species.
- Posted January 4, 2023
