An urgent conference was recently held in West Texas to discuss and address the rapid decline of desert bighorn sheep in the area, which was held at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.

In the Chinati Mountains of western Texas lives a rare lizard. Commonly known as Dixon’s whiptail, the fast-moving reptile measures about 8 to 12 inches in length, is gray in color with white or ...

Those include Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area, Chinati Mountains State Natural Area, Davis Hill State Park, Post Oak Ridge State Park and Powderhorn State Park.