Wildlife Restoration in Texas

Wildife Restoration

Click below for program highlights for each state.
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Texas

Texas receives more than $8 million annually for Wildlife Restoration Program activities. For a look at funded projects and how wildlife, landowners and the public benefit, click on "Highlights" above.

Notable Projects

Return of the Eastern Wild Turkey

In 1979 there were no Eastern wild turkey in Texas. Today, thanks in part to the Wildlife Restoration Program, wild turkey populations are recovering and limited hunting is allowed in 40 of the 57 counties they originally inhabited. Learn more about one of the Program's biggest success stories in Texas.

Bighorn Sheep Restoration

More than 1,500 desert bighorn sheep once inhabited the Trans Pecos region of Texas. By 1960 they had totally disappeared. Land acquisitions, habitat management and captive breeding programs are among the activities credited to bringing bighorn sheep back to Texas.

Activities

Take a tour of Texas' Wildlife Management Areas and find out more about research projects across the state!

Average Annual
Wildlife Restoration Funding:  $9.8 million
No. of Hunters 16 years and older:  1.2 million
No. of Days Spent Hunting:  14.1 million
Economic Impact:  $1.5 billion
No. of Wildlife Watchers:  3.2 million
Economic Impact:  $1.3 billion

For general information contact:
Rosie Roegner
Federal Aid Coordinator
512-389-4719 / fax: 512-389-4349
email: rosie.roegner@tpwd.state.tx.us

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744

Resources
Texas Parks and Wildlife

Wildlife Research

Wildlife Management Areas

WMA Calendar of Events

Public Hunting

Wildlife Restoration Program
USFWS Grant Programs
National Hunting and Fishing Survey

Last updated: July 26, 2007