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:
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
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
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
2019

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

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

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

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

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

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
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
The Case for Desert Grasslands
Article by Louis A. Harveson

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

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

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

JANUARY
Survival of Trans-Pecos Gambel’s Quail
Article by Ron Jankowiak and Ryan Luna
2017

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

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

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

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

JANUARY
Home Ranges and Movements of Desert Mule Deer
Article by Louis Harveson, Thomas S. Janke and Andy S. James
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
Palmer’s False Hymenoxys
Article by Chris Jackson and Bonnie Warnock

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

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

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

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

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

JANUARY
Feral Pig Control: Present and Future
Article by James C. Martin, Justin A. Foster and Ryan S. Luna
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
Small Mammal Community Recovery after Fire
Article by Bobby Allcorn and Bonnie J. Warnock

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

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

JANUARY
Pros and Cons of Using Tebuthiron to Control Invasive Brush in West Texas
Article by Jason Wagner and Louis A. Harveson
2013

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

SEPTEMBER
A Comparison Between Two Desert Quails
Article by Richard C. Temple 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

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

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