On January 5, 2012, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service published its Final Rule governing the breeding and taking/culling of addax, dama gazelle and scimitar-horned oryx. The exemption from permitting is being eliminated,and the same two permits (Captive Bred and TAKE) that apply to barasingha, Arabian oryx, Eld's deer and red lechwe, will apply to the three species.

Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Wildlife Association are co-­ sponsoring lunch-­-based webinars every 3rd Thursday of every other month throughout 2010. 

Tina Y. Buford of Harlingen was elected President of the Texas Wildlife Association by a unanimous vote of the TWA Board of Directors on Friday, June 26, at WildLife 2009, the organization's 24th Annual Convention.

Several TWA members were honored for their excellence in wildlife habitat management and land stewardship at the TPWD Lone Star Land Steward Awards on May 27 in Austin.

This year WildLife 2009 has moved online. Online registration is now available for all attendees. Also, new auction items may be previewed. For a sneak peak at WildLife's new and exciting grand auctions items, not-so-silent and silent auction items,

Celebrated outdoors journalist and author Richard Louv will reflect on his international movement concerning the future relationship between children, nature and the importance of the outdoors, during his special presentation on Friday, June 26, at the Texas Wildlife Association Foundation (TWAF) Luncheon, held in conjunction with WildLife 2009 in San Antonio.

Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus returns to his hometown of San Antonio to deliver the keynote address to TWA members at WildLife 2009 and reflect on his first legislative session as presiding officer of the House.

The accomplishments of quail stewardship, quail habitat restoration, and lifetime achievement in quail management in Texas were honored Thursday by over 450 attendees at the Texas Wildlife Association Foundation Quail Conservation Awards and Gala in Houston.