BORDERLANDS NEWS
The Borderlands News is published in the 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:
2017
JANUARY
Home Ranges and Movements of Desert Mule Deer
Article by Louis Harveson, Thomas S. Janke and Andy S. James
MARCH
Large Carnivore Encounters at Big Bend National Park
Article by Patricia Moody Harveson and David Price Rumbelow
MAY
Effects of Sendero® – Combating woody encroachment by western honey mesquite using Sendero® herbicide
Article by James D. Eddy and Ryan S. Luna, PhD.
JULY
A Vision of Trees
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock, PhD
SEPTEMBER
West Texas Native Seeds
Article by Colin Shackelford, Forrest Smith and Louis Harveson
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
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
JULY
Interactions of Aoudad and Bighorn Sheep in the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas
Article by Jose Etchart, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, and Silverio Avila
SEPTEMBER
Palmer’s False Hymenoxys
Article by Chris Jackson and Bonnie Warnock
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
2015
JANUARY
Feral Pig Control: Present and Future
Article by James C. Martin, Justin A. Foster and Ryan S. Luna
MARCH
Estimating Elk Demography in West Texas
Article by Louis Harveson and Paula Pohle
MAY
Movements of Pronghorns Translocated to the Trans-Pecos
Article by Taylor Garrison, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Louis Harveson, and Shawn Gray
JULY
Oases in the Desert
Article by Ryan Anthony and Ryan O’Shaughnessy
SEPTEMBER
Grassland Restoration: It’s About More Than Grass!
Article by Chris Jackson, Robyn Whitmire, and Bonnie J. Warnock
NOVEMBER
Scaled Quail Diets in the Trans-Pecos
Article by Ryan S. Luna and Brenda Gallegos
2014
JANUARY
Pros and Cons of Using Tebuthiron to Control Invasive Brush in West Texas
Article by Jason Wagner and Louis A. Harveson
MARCH
Understanding Mountain Lion-Prey Interactions in the Davis Mountains, Texas
Article by Catherine Dennison, Patricia Moody Harveson and Louis A. Harveson
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
JULY
Pronghorn Antelope: The Antelope That’s Not Really an Antelope…
Article by Ryan O’Shaughnessy
SEPTEMBER
Small Mammal Community Recovery after Fire
Article by Bobby Allcorn and Bonnie J. Warnock
NOVEMBER
Using Science to Accelerate Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration
Article by Thomas S. Janke, Carlos Gonzalez, Joshua Cross, Louis A. Harveson,
and Froylan Hernandez
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
MARCH
Use of Artificial Water by Translocated Pronghorn in Trans-Pecos
Article by Daniel Tidwell, Justin Hoffman, and Louis A. Harveson
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
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
SEPTEMBER
A Comparison Between Two Desert Quails
Article by Richard C. Temple and Louis A. Harveson
NOVEMBER
Using Telemetry to Understand Pronghorn Fawn Production and Survival
Article by Daniel Tidwell, James Weaver, Louis A. Harveson, and Shawn Gray
2012
MARCH
A Tale of Two Mountain Lion Populations
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Patricia M. Harveson
MAY
The Pronghorn Predicament: A Research Update
Article by Louis A. Harveson, Shawn Gray, Billy Tarrant, James Weaver, and Justin Hoffman
JULY
What’s in a Home Range?
Article and photo by Louis A. Harveson
SEPTEMBER
The Trans-Pecos Native Plant Materials Initiative
Article by Colin Shackelford, Forrest Smith, and Bonnie J. Warnock
NOVEMBER
The Toughest Plant in Texas
Article by Maria Williams and Bonnie J. Warnock
2011
JANUARY
Did the Pronghorn Cross the Road?
Article by Louis A. Harveson, Renee C. Keleher, and Randy W. DeYoung
MARCH
The Importance of Riparian Habitats for Desert Turkeys
Article by Louis A. Harveson
MAY
Predicting for the Return of West Texas Black Bears: Identifying Potential Black Bear Corridors & Recolonization Scenarios
Article by Patricia Moody Harveson
JULY
Hummingbirds in the Trans-Pecos Monitoring Migration & Nesting Ecology
Article by Dauna Jo Hodnett and Patricia Moody Harveson
SEPTEMBER
Spike 20P and Its Effects on Mule Deer Habitat
Article by Reagan T. Gage and Louis A. Harveson
NOVEMBER
Wintering Grassland Birds of the Rio Grande Basin
Article by Miguel Angel Grageda Garcia and Bonnie J. Warnock
2010
JANUARY
The Poop on Desert Bighorn Sheep Restoration
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Clay E. Brewer
MARCH
“There’s Haemonchus Among Us!” said one pronghorn to another.
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
JULY
The Usual Suspects: Potential Predators of West Texas
Article by Louis A. Harveson
SEPTEMBER
What West Texas Landowners Think About Elk
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Abel Guevara
NOVEMBER
Unraveling the Mysteries of Montezuma Quail
Article by Louis A. Harveson and Abel Guevara
2009
JANUARY
Influence of Precipitation on Mule Deer Populations
Aricle by Louis A. Harveson
MARCH
The Promise of Water: Restoration of Dove Springs
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock
MAY
Gambel’s Quail: Riparian Bird of the Trans-Pecos
Article by Louis A. Harveson
JULY
From Landscape to Xeriscape: Ocotillo of the Chihuahuan Desert
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock and Catherine D. Brown
SEPTEMBER
White-tailed Subspecies
Article by Louis A. Harveson
NOVEMBER
Black Bears Flourish in Big Bend
Article by Patricia Moody Harveson
2008
MAY
A New Initiative in Wildlife Conservation: The Borderlands Research Institute
Article by Louis A. Harveson
JULY
Man vs. Feral Hogs: Perspectives from the Trans-Pecos
Article by Louis A. Harveson
SEPTEMBER
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Article by Louis A. Harveson
NOVEMBER
Restoring Grasslands in the Chihuahuan Desert: The Burlap Wattle Technique
Article by Bonnie J. Warnock and William F. Juett