By Sally Adams
Mar 2, 2021
Bats, birds and other Texas wildlife perished during the recent freeze - but not so the invasive and destructful Zebra Mussels. Texas Parks and Wildlife Scientist Monica McGarrity says they originated in a very cold climate, are found in the Great Lakes and are hearty. They are prolific. Each female can produce over a million eggs in a single year. There s really nothing that can be done about them once they are in a lake.
McGarrity says they cause harm to docks, boats, and pipes- and that includes our infrastructure. She says Tx Parks and Wildlife has worked for years to eradicate them completely. Preventing them from moving into a lake on another boat by cleaning and drying the boat is critical.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife recommends to reserve day passes, campsites ahead of Spring Break
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Texans, can you believe Spring Break is around the corner? We can t.
With it nearing, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking others to plan ahead and book their day passes and campsite reservations before Spring Break begins. According to a Friday news release, the department is already seeing the spots filling up for the spring and summer months.
Parks that are already seeing a high rate of both day use and overnight reservations include Garner, Inks Lake, Pedernales Falls, Guadalupe River, Mother Neff, and Enchanted Rock state parks. However, there is still some availability, the department noted.
Volunteers coordinated their efforts throughout Texas to save nearly 5,000 Texas Sea Turtles, many of which were returned to warmer waters over the weekend.
Waves of fish mortalities attributed to cold weather i Photo credit: Neesy Tompkins /i .
Dead fish in Port Aransas.
By: Jamie Treviño
and last updated 2021-02-19 18:43:57-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The big freeze didn t solely impact the local sea turtle populations.
On Monday night, Feb. 15, 2021, viewer Neesy Tompkins was out on the shores of Port Aransas, looking out for cold-stunned sea turtles struggling with the cold weather that hit the state this week. While she was there, she stumbled across waves of dead fish, and shot some video of the scene.
Friday, we reached out to Texas Parks and Wildlife for more information on the influx of fish mortality in the area. Kirk McDonnell with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Press Office said that these are initial updates, and they expect to have more information in the coming week.