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Ongoing Research
- Understand the Survivability and Habitat Use of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in East Texas via Telemetry Studies
Schalk et al. Stephen F. Austin State University
Final report due: December 2024 - Louisiana Pigtoe (Pleurobema riddellii) and Texas Heelsplitter (Potamilus amphichaenus) Surveys and Tolerances
Bonner et al. Texas State University
Final report due: February 2025 - Statewide Status, Phenology, and Habitat Use of Bats with Particular Focus on Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) and Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer)
Fritts et al. Texas State University
Final report due: May 2025 - Evaluate the Efficacy of eDNA Approaches for Determining Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Presence in Reservoir and Riverine Habitats
Lutterschmidt et al. Sam Houston State University
Final report due: August 2025 - Summarizing Population Trends and Foraging Behavior of Mexican Long-nosed Bats (Leptonycteris Nivalis) in Emory Cave
Ammerman et al. Angelo State University
Final report due: August 2025 - Development of a CODIS-like Database for the Conservation and Management of Black Bears in Texas
Bradley et al. Texas Tech University
Final report due: August 2025 - Survey of the Hooded Skunk (Mephitis macroura) in the Trans-Pecos Region
Dowler et al. Texas Tech University
Final report due: November 2025 - Distribution and Habitat Associations of the Federally Threatened Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) in Texas
Boal et al. Texas Tech University
Final report due: November 2025 - Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) Distribution and Disease
McCracken et al. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Final report due: December 2025 - Assess Relationships Between Distributions of Potential Fish Hosts and Existing Information on Freshwater Unionid Mussels in the Neches River
Perkin et al. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Final report due: January 2026 - Digital Distribution Map for the Bats of Texas
Stevens et al. Texas Tech University
Final report due: January 2026 - Assess Relationships Between Distributions of Potential Fish Hosts and Existing Information on Freshwater Unionid Mussels in the Sabine River
Perkin et al. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Final report due: January 2026 - Population Assessment for Smalleye Shiner (Notropis buccula) and Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) in the Brazos River
Hoeinghaus et al. University of North Texas
Final report due: February 2026 - Texas Eurycea Salamander Genomics
Nice et al. Texas State University
Final report due: May 2026 - A Survey of the Bees of East Texas, with a Focus on Floral Interactions and Conservation Status of Bumble Bees and Long-Horned Bees
Williams et al. Sam Houston State University
Final report due: April 2026 - Spatial Dynamics and Distribution of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys Terrapin Littoralis) Along the Middle Texas Gulf Coast
McCracken et al. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Final report due: May 2026 - Use of a Lamp eDNA Assay in Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) Monitoring Programs
Lutterschmidt et al. Sam Houston State University
Final report due: August 2026 - Assessment of the Distribution and Conservation Status of Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus Variabilis) and its Host, American Bumble Bee (Bombus Pensylvanicus) in Texas Through Use of Novel Environmental DNA Monitoring
Mitchell et al. Tarleton State University
Final report due: August 2026 - Species Distribution Modeling and Adapted-Hunt Drift Fence Technique (AHDriFT) Surveys to Understand the Distribution and Habit Preferences of the Texas Scarlet Snake (Cemophora Lineri)
Shawn F McCracken, Ph.D. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Final report due: August 2026 - Population Genomics of Texas-Endemic Map Turtles (Graptemys Caglei and G. Versa): An Assessment of Phylogeographic Structure, Range Expansion, and Hybridization
Jesse M. Meik, Ph.D. Tarleton State University
Final report due: August 2026 - Environmental Tolerances and Habitat Association of Critically Imperiled Crayfish in Texas
Shartau et al. The University of Texas at Tyler
Final report due: August 2026 - Population Status, Landscape Genetics, and Habitat Associations of the Kisatchie Painted Crayfish in East Texas
Schmidt et al. Texas A&M University-Commerce
Final report due: August 2026 - Multiscale Assessment of the Distribution of Imperiled Fish Assemblages in the Upper Red River Watershed with Emphasis in Long-term Trends, Life History Approaches, and Population Genetics
Montaña et al. Stephen F. Austin State University
Final report due: September 2026 - Conservation Genetic Management Planning for Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) and Smalleye Shiner (Notropis buccula) with an Emphasis on Wild and Hatchery Populations
Portnoy et al. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Final report due: November 2026 - Brazos Water Snake (Nerodia harteri) and Concho Water Snake (Nerodia paucimaculata) Population Monitoring and Risk Assessment
Rodriguez et al. Texas State University
Final report due: March 2027