Jim Wells County

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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has put out a New World Screwworm Fact Sheet for wild life.

The primary focus of landowners concerned about their wildlife populations should be surveillance and record-keeping.  As with livestock, reporting is CRITICAL, and any suspected NWS cases should be immediately reported to your local TPWD biologist.  TPWD has been actively training biologists, especially in South Texas, to handle NWS cases, who will then report to the TPWD health team.  (To find a Biologist visit the link below). Captive wildlife (i.e., native species) cases will flow through TPWD, while exotic hoofstock cases will flow through TAHC. 

 Unfortunately, at this time, we don’t have any approved treatments for wild animals, leaving these species extra susceptible to population declines.  On top of that, wildlife populations are much more difficult to monitor than livestock; therefore, the potential negative consequences for wild animals are likely much higher from a population standpoint.  These consequences are why surveillance and reporting will be critical to managing our wildlife populations and reducing the population-level effects.

 To review more about Wildlife Monitoring and Management for New World Screwworm visit the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Website Below. 

Find a Biologist

Wildlife Monitoring and Management for New World Screwworm

• 11/1 Horse Judging Round Up Registration Opens
• • Meat Judging Round Up Registration Opens
  • Jim Wells County Cook Off
• 11/2 Archery Practice 3-5 PM
• 11/2 Shotgun Practice
• 11/2 Ben Bolt Palito Blanco 4-H Meeting at 5:00 PM
• 11/9 Premont Cactus 4-H Meeting at 2:00 PM
• 11/9 Hoppin 4-H Meeting at 5:00 PM
• 11/11 County Holiday
• 11/12 Project Report Forms and Thank You Cards Due. All Thank You Cards MUST HAVE A STAMP ON THE ENVELOPE
• 11/16 Dog Project Training at 5:00 PM
• 11/16 Archery Practice 3-5 PM
• 11/20 Major Show Swine Validation
• 11/21 D12 Archery Registration Closes
• 11/23 Archery Practice 3-5 PM
• 11/26 – 11/28 Thanksgiving Break
• 11/30 Archery Practice (on a voluntary basis)

• 12/1 Round Up Horse Judging Registration Closes
  • Round Up Meet Judging Registration Closes
• 12/6 District 12 Archery Competition
• 12/7 Robotics Practice from 3-5
• 12/7 Ben Bolt Palito Blanco 4-H at 5
• 12/8 Orange Grove Country Kids 4-H at 7
• 12/14 Premont Cactus 4-H at 2
• 12/14 Hoppin 4-H at 5
• 12/14 Robotics Practice from 3-5
• 12/18 Storyboard Registration Opens
• 12/21 Dog Project Training at 5
• 12/24-12/26 County Holiday
• 12/31 County Holiday