BORDERLANDS NEWS

Borderlands News is published in Texas Wildlife Magazine every two months. The articles feature research being conducted by the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University. PDF copies of past articles can be found below:

2024

JANUARY

BRI Celebrates 15 Years of Conservation Research in the Trans-Pecos

Article by Shawna Graves and Lydia Saldaña
Photos courtesy of Borderlands Research Institute

2023

NOVEMBER

Anthropogenic Effects on Scaled Quail Habitat Selection on Active Oil & Gas Field

Article by Brooke Bowman and Ryan S. Luna

SEPTEMBER

A Good Place to Gather: Evaluating Livestock Tanks for Migratory and Wintering Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands

Article by Maureen G. Frank

JULY

Predicting Habitat Overlap Between Montezuma Quail and Feral Pigs in the Davis Mountains of West Texas

Article by Maya Ressler, Ryan S. Luna, and Justin T. French

MAY

Cattle Grazing System Effects on Forb Biomass and Nutrition in Pronghorn Native Habitat in the Trans-Pecos

Article by Leanna S. Morin, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Justin T. French, Louis A. Harveson, Ty W. Goodwin, Tyler A. Bostwick, and Shawn Gray (TPWD)

MARCH

Comparing Habitat Selection Of Mule Deer And Desert Bighorn Sheep

Article by Preston McKee, Justin T. French, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Louis A. Harveson, Shawn S. Gray (TPWD), Froylan Hernandez (TPWD)

January 2020
JANUARY

Enhancing Grassland Bird Habitat Through Herbicide Application in West Texas

Article by Emily Card, Carlos E. Gonzalez, and Louis A. Harveson

2022

NOVEMBER

The Importance of Understanding Biodiversity: Distribution of Mammals in Big Bend National Park

Article by CAITLIN CAMP, AMANDA VEALS and PATRICIA MOODY HARVESON

SEPTEMBER

Competition Among Aoudad,
Desert Bighorn Sheep, and Mule Deer
in the Trans-Pecos

Article by OLIVIA GRAY, JUSTIN T. FRENCH and CARLOS E. GONZALEZ

JULY

Assessing Restoration Success
Pronghorn Movement Behavior and the Short Game

Article by ERIN C. O’CONNELL, JUSTIN T. FRENCH, CARLOS E. GONZALEZ, LOUIS A. HARVESON Borderlands Research Institute, SHAWN S. GRAY Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, L. CODY WEBB Rocker b Ranch

MAY

The Economics of Stewardship: Quantifying Big Game Hunting in the Trans-Pecos

Article by Kelley Mundy, Louis A. Harveson, Stacey S. Dewald, Patricia M. Harveson and Billy Tarrant

MARCH

Crowded Mountains: Managing Competition Between Desert Bighorn, Mule Deer, and Aoudad

Article by Daniel Wilcox, Justin T. French, Shawna S. Gray, Froylan Hernandez, Carlos E. Gonzalez, and Louis A. Harveson

January 2020
JANUARY

Examining Primary Forages, Diet Selection and Parasites in Scaled Quail of the Trans-Pecos

Article by Zoe R. Carroll and Ryan S. Luna

2021

NOVEMBER

Seasonal Ranges of Female Aoudads and Desert Bighorn Sheep in the Trans-pecos

Article by Jose L. Etchart (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Carlos E. Gonzalez, Justin T. French, and Louis A. Harveson (Borderlands Research Institute)

SEPTEMBER

Finding Common Ground: A Conservation Vision for the Big Bend Region

Article by Billy Tarrant, Stacey Dewald, and Louis A. Harveson

JULY

Cattle, Prairie Dogs, and Vegetation in the Marathon Basin of Texas

Article by Cullom Simpson, Louis A. Harveson, Bonnie J. Warnock, and Whitney Gann

MAY

A Closer Look at Feral Pig Rooting Disturbance

Article by Joshua R. Coward, Ryan S. Luna and Bonnie J. Warnock (BRI), and John C. Kinsey (TPWD)

MARCH

Novel Pathogens In Quails of the Trans-Pecos Ecoregion of Texas

Article by Trey E. Johnson, Dale Rollins, Carlos E. Gonzalez, and Ryan S. Luna

January 2020
JANUARY

Parasite Evaluation in the Desert Quails of the Trans-Pecos

Article by Rachel E. Bittner and Ryan S. Luna

2020

DECEMBER

Antlers by the Numbers: The Apache Ranch Mule Deer Experience

Article by Justin T. French, Thomas S. Janke, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Juan J. Celaya (BRI), P.J. Fouché (Apache Ranch), and Louis A. Harveson (BRI)

NOVEMBER

Monitoring Vulnerable Grassland Birds After Habitat Restoration Efforts

Article by Alejandro Chávez Treviño, Mieke Titulaer, Louis A. Harveson and Carlos E. Gonzalez (BRI)

SEPTEMBER

Kit Fox Surverys and Distribution in the Trans-Pecos

Article by Matthew Hewitt, Dana Karelus, Patricia Moody Harveson (BRI), and Russell Martin (TPWD)

JULY

West Texas Mountain Lions: Crossing Landscapes and Staying Home

Article by Dana L. Karelus and Patricia Moody Harveson (BRI)

MAY

Cattle Grazing: A Tool for Land Stewards to Promote Pronghorn Habitat

Article by Jacob C. Locke, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Justin T. French, Louis A. Harveson (BRI), and Shawn S. Gray (TPWD)

MARCH

Assessing Translocation Release Methods for Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration

Article by Taylor Daily, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Louis A. Harveson (BRI), and Froylan Hernandez (TPWD)

January 2020
JANUARY

BRI Offers Stewardship Services to West Texas Landowners

Article by Lydia Saldaña

2019

November 2019
NOVEMBER

Translocation of Desert Mule Deer in Southeastern Brewster County
Article by John Clayton Kiddo Campbell, Louis A. Harveson, and Shawn Gray

September 2019
SEPTEMBER

Panhandle Mule Deer Nutrition
Article by Jacob Lampman, Louis Harveson, Shawn Gray, David Hewitt, and Warren Conway

July 2019
JULY

How Livestock Grazing Affects Scaled Quail and Grassland Birds in West Texas
Article by Kaitlyn Williams and Ryan S. Luna

May 2019
MAY

Investigating the Potential of Knotgrass as Food for Migratory Birds
Article by Ryan O’Shaughnessy and Maribel Glass

March 2019
MARCH

Carrion and Scavenger Dynamics in the Davis Mountains
Article by Michael Stangl and Patricia Moody Harveson

January 2018
JANUARY

Distribution and Habitat Preferences of Montezuma Quail in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico
Article by Katherine J. Sauer, Karlee D. Cork, Elizabeth A. Oaster, Ryan S. Luna, and Ryan O’Shaughnessy

2018

November 2018
NOVEMBER

Evaluating Translocation Strategies for Restoring Pronghorn Populations in Far West Texas
Article by Philip Boyd, Patricia Moody Harveson, Louis Harveson, Whitney Gann, and Shawn Gray

September 2018
SEPTEMBER

The Case for Desert Grasslands
Article by Louis A. Harveson

July 2018
JULY

Using Models for Desert Bighorn Conservation
Article by Carlos Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Louis A. Harveson, Roel R. Lopez, and Froylan Hernandez

May 2018
MAY

Getting to the Root of Disturbance
Article by Josh Coward, Ryan Luna, Justin Foster, and John Kinsey

March 2018
MARCH

Wintering Grassland Birds in West Texas
Article by Mieke Titulaer and Denis J. Perez-Ordonez

January 2018
JANUARY

Survival of Trans-Pecos Gambel’s Quail
Article by Ron Jankowiak and Ryan Luna

2017

November 2017
NOVEMBER

The Pronghorn’s Diet
Article by Whitney J. Gann, Shawn S. Gray, and Justin T. French

September 2017
SEPTEMBER

West Texas Native Seeds
Article by Colin Shackelford, Forrest Smith and Louis Harveson

July 2017
JULY

A Vision of Trees
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock, PhD

May 2017
MAY

Effects of Sendero® – Combating woody encroachment by western honey mesquite using Sendero® herbicide
Article by James D. Eddy and Ryan S. Luna, PhD.

March 2017
MARCH

Large Carnivore Encounters at Big Bend National Park
Article by Patricia Moody Harveson and David Price Rumbelow

January 2017
JANUARY

Home Ranges and Movements of Desert Mule Deer
Article by Louis Harveson, Thomas S. Janke and Andy S. James

2016

November 2016
NOVEMBER

Feral Pig Toxicants in Texas: An Additional Control Technique
Article by Grant S. Lawrence, Justin A. Foster, John C. Kinsey, and Ryan S. Luna

September 2016
SEPTEMBER

Palmer’s False Hymenoxys
Article by Chris Jackson and Bonnie Warnock

July 2016
JULY

Interactions of Aoudad and Bighorn Sheep in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas
Article by Jose Etchart, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, and Silverio Avila

May 2016
MAY

Scaled Quail: Habitat Use in Association with Supplemental Feed and Water
Article by Ernesto Garcia Ortega, and Ryan Luna; Photos courtesty of Ernesto Garcia Ortega

January 2016
JANUARY

Black Bear Denning Behavior in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park
Article by Cameron Goebel, Sky Stevens, Catherine Dennison, and Patricia Moody Harveson

2015

November 2015
NOVEMBER

Scaled Quail Diets in the Trans-Pecos
Article by Ryan S. Luna and Brenda Gallegos

September 2015
SEPTEMBER

Grassland Restoration: It’s About More Than Grass!
Article by Chris Jackson, Robyn Whitmire, and Bonnie J. Warnock

July 2015
JULY

Oases in the Desert
Article by Ryan Anthony and Ryan O’Shaughnessy

May 2015
MAY

Movements of Pronghorns Translocated to the Trans-Pecos
Article by Taylor Garrison, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Louis Harveson, and Shawn Gray

March 2015
MARCH

Estimating Elk Demography in West Texas
Article by Louis Harveson and Paula Pohle

January 2015
JANUARY

Feral Pig Control: Present and Future
Article by James C. Martin, Justin A. Foster and Ryan S. Luna

2014

November 2014
NOVEMBER

Using Science to Accelerate Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration
Article by Thomas S. Janke, Carlos Gonzalez, Joshua Cross, Louis A. Harveson,
and Froylan Hernandez

September 2014
SEPTEMBER

Small Mammal Community Recovery after Fire
Article by Bobby Allcorn and Bonnie J. Warnock

July 2014
JULY

Pronghorn Antelope: The Antelope That’s Not Really an Antelope…
Article by Ryan O’Shaughnessy

May 2014
MAY

Using Radio-Telemetry to Determine Nest Site Selection and Recruitment for Scaled Quail in the Trans-Pecos
Article by Ryan S. Luna, Carlos Gonzalez, and Louis A. Harveson

March 2014
MARCH

Understanding Mountain Lion-Prey Interactions in the Davis Mountains, Texas
Article by Catherine Dennison, Patricia Moody Harveson and Louis A. Harveson

January 2014
JANUARY

Pros and Cons of Using Tebuthiron to Control Invasive Brush in West Texas
Article by Jason Wagner and Louis A. Harveson

2013

November 2013
NOVEMBER

Using Telemetry to Understand Pronghorn Fawn Production and Survival
Article by Daniel Tidwell, James Weaver, Louis A. Harveson, and Shawn Gray

September 2013
SEPTEMBER

A Comparison Between Two Desert Quails
Article by Richard C. Temple and Louis A. Harveson

July 2013
JULY

The Road to Recovery: Soils and Vegetation of the Marfa Grasslands, 18 months after the rockhouse Fire
Article and photos by John Edwards, Masahiro Ohnishi, and Bonnie J. Warnock

May 2013
MAY

Use of Camera Traps to Determine Prey Availability for Mountain Lions in the Davis Mountains
Article by Catherine Dennison, Patricia Moody Harveson, and Louis A. Harveson

March 2013
MARCH

Use of Artificial Water by Translocated Pronghorn in Trans-Pecos
Article by Daniel Tidwell, Justin Hoffman, and Louis A. Harveson

January 2013
JANUARY

Evaluation of Survey Techniques for Desert Mule Deer in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas
Article and photos by Justing Hoffman, Louis A. Harveson, and Shawn Gray

2012

NOVEMBER

The Toughest Plant in Texas
Article by Maria Williams and Bonnie J. Warnock

SEPTEMBER

The Trans-Pecos Native Plant Materials Initiative
Article by Colin Shackelford, Forrest Smith, and Bonnie J. Warnock

JULY

What’s in a Home Range?
Article and photo by Louis A. Harveson

MAY

The Pronghorn Predicament: A Research Update
Article by Louis A. Harveson, Shawn Gray, Billy Tarrant, James Weaver, and Justin Hoffman

MARCH

A Tale of Two Mountain Lion Populations
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Patricia M. Harveson

2011

NOVEMBER

Wintering Grassland Birds of the Rio Grande Basin
Article by Miguel Angel Grageda Garcia and Bonnie J. Warnock

SEPTEMBER

Spike 20P and Its Effects on Mule Deer Habitat
Article by Reagan T. Gage and Louis A. Harveson

JULY

Hummingbirds in the Trans-Pecos Monitoring Migration & Nesting Ecology
Article by Dauna Jo Hodnett and Patricia Moody Harveson

MAY

Predicting for the Return of West Texas Black Bears: Identifying Potential Black Bear Corridors & Recolonization Scenarios
Article by Patricia Moody Harveson

MARCH

The Importance of Riparian Habitats for Desert Turkeys
Article by Louis A. Harveson

JANUARY

Did the Pronghorn Cross the Road?
Article by Louis A. Harveson, Renee C. Keleher, and Randy W. DeYoung

2010

NOVEMBER

Unraveling the Mysteries of Montezuma Quail
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Abel Guevara

SEPTEMBER

What West Texas Landowners Think About Elk
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Abel Guevara

JULY

The Usual Suspects: Potential Predators of West Texas
Article by Louis A. Harveson

MAY

Restoring Desert Grasslands and Black-tailed Prairie Dogs in the Trans-Pecos
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock and Stacy M. Duckett

MARCH

“There’s Haemonchus Among Us!” said one pronghorn to another.
Article by Louis A. Harveson

JANUARY

The Poop on Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Clay E. Brewer

2009

NOVEMBER

Black Bears Flourish in Big Bend
Article by Patricia Moody Harveson

SEPTEMBER

White-tailed Subspecies
Article by Louis A. Harveson

JULY

From Landscape to Xeriscape: Ocotillo of the Chihuahuan Desert
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock and Catherine D. Brown

MAY

Gambel’s Quail: Riparian Bird of the Trans-Pecos
Article by Louis A. Harveson

MARCH

The Promise of Water: Restoration of Dove Springs
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock

JANUARY

Influence of Precipitation on Mule Deer Populations
Aricle by Louis A. Harveson

2008

NOVEMBER

Restoring Grasslands in the Chihuahuan Desert: The Burlap Wattle Technique
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock and William F. Juett

SEPTEMBER

Desert Bighorn Sheep
Article by Louis A. Harveson

JULY

Man vs. Feral Hogs: Perspectives from the Trans-Pecos
Article by Louis A. Harveson

MAY

A New Initiative in Wildlife Conservation: The Borderlands Research Institute
Article by Louis A. Harveson