Whooping crane flock size estimated smaller than last year
After weeks of waiting, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued its first count of the whooping crane flock using a new estimation technique. The preliminary analysis estimates the flock to be...
View ArticleTexas crane totals not increasing, but flocks now inland offer hope
Whooping cranes in Texas are caught up in a numbers game that produced one encouraging development this year but remains inconclusive overall. The latest survey results released by the U.S. Fish and...
View ArticleNew whooping crane count, method draw different responses from groups
Whooping crane fans are disappointed by a flock estimate below expectations, while many continue to grumble over how the birds are counted. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service puts the number of...
View ArticleAdvocate Editorial Board opinion: crucial to know number of birds in refuge
The count is in. This year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates there are about 279 whooping cranes in and around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. This year’s estimate was gathered using...
View ArticleFederal judge: TCEQ mismanagement contributed to deaths of whooping cranes
Mismanagement of the Guadalupe River water contributed to the death of at least 23 whooping cranes during the winter of 2008-09 in violation of the Endangered Species Act, according to a lawsuit ruling...
View ArticleBig legal victory for cranes in Texas
In a major victory for cranes and other water users on the Texas Gulf Coast, a federal judged has ruled the state’s environmental agency is responsible for the death of 23 whooping cranes during a...
View ArticleStatus of Aransas Project Suit Heard
Approximately 60 area residents and other interested people had the opportunity to hear about the status of The Aransas Project (TAP) lawsuit against the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality...
View ArticleBriefs in TAP suit target Judge Jack, Stehn and U.S. Constitution
If briefs filed regarding the verdict of The Aransas Project (TAP) lawsuit against the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are any indication, the objectivity of U.S. District Court Judge...
View ArticleTAP Meeting – The GBRA-TAP White Paper
Monday, March 21, 2016, 6:30 to 8:00 pm Paws & Taws, 402 N. Fulton Beach Rd., Fulton, Texas Presentation by Jim Blackburn, TAP Special Guest Participants – Bill West and Todd Votteler, GBRA On...
View ArticleGrant to Initiate the GBRA/TAP Agreement
Goal to Address Long-Term Water Supply Needs in Guadalupe Basin and Safeguard Critical Whooping Crane Habitat AUSTIN — The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) and The Aransas Project (TAP)...
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