Tag: Exotic Wildlife Association
TAHC Chronic Wasting Disease Requirements for Hunting Exotic Susceptible Species in...
AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reminds Texans of statewide exotic chronic wasting disease (CWD) susceptible species requirements for the 2022-23 hunting...
TAHC Reminds Hunters of Requirements in a Fever Tick Quarantine Zone
AUSTIN – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reminds hunters in South Texas of additional requirements for handling white-tailed deer, nilgai, antelope, black buck, axis...
TPWD Seeks Input on Mountain Lions in Texas
Texas farmers, ranchers and landowners may continue to use traps and other approved hunting techniques to protect their livestock from mountain lions.
The Texas Parks...
Texas Parks & Wildlife Names David Yoskowitz as New Executive Director
David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. was named executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department today at a special meeting of the TPW Commission in...
Anthrax Confirmed in Uvalde County Barbary Sheep
AUSTIN, TX – Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials received confirmation of anthrax in a barbary sheep, also known as an aoudad, on a...
USDA Announces SARS-CoV-2 in White-Tailed Deer
Washington, D.C., August 27, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the...
Chronic Wasting Disease Emergency Rule Updates
An emergency rule filed on June 22, 2021 was necessary because of the recent discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in six deer breeding...
TPWD Emergency Rule Update
To our EWA members who are also in the Texas Deer Breeder Program,
Mitch Lockwood, TPWD Big Game Director has confirmed that the emergency rule...
EWA Announces the Kudu, Sable & Axis Registry
EWA is excited to announce that we are ready to start creating markers for the Kudu, Sable and Axis registries. The lab has requested at...