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Ongoing Research
- Evaluate the Efficacy of eDNA Approaches for Determining Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Presence in Reservoir and Riverine Habitats
Lutterschmidt et al. Sam Houston State University
Contract close: August 2025 - Survey of the Hooded Skunk (Mephitis macroura) in the Trans-Pecos Region
Dowler et al. Texas Tech University
Contract close: November 2025 - Distribution and Habitat Associations of the Federally Threatened Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) in Texas
Boal et al. Texas Tech University
Contract close: November 2025 - Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) Distribution and Disease
McCracken et al. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Contract close: December 2025 - Assess Relationships Between Distributions of Potential Fish Hosts and Existing Information on Freshwater Unionid Mussels in the Neches River
Perkin et al. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Contract close: January 2026 - Assess Relationships Between Distributions of Potential Fish Hosts and Existing Information on Freshwater Unionid Mussels in the Sabine River
Perkin et al. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Contract close: January 2026 - Digital Distribution Map for the Bats of Texas
Stevens et al. Texas Tech University
Contract close: January 2026 - Population Assessment for Smalleye Shiner (Notropis buccula) and Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) in the Brazos River
Hoeinghaus et al. University of North Texas
Contract close: February 2026 - A Survey of the Bees of East Texas, with a Focus on Floral Interactions and Conservation Status of Bumble Bees and Long-Horned Bees
Williams et al. Sam Houston State University
Contract close: April 2026 - Texas Eurycea Salamander Genomics
Nice et al. Texas State University
Contract close: May 2026 - Spatial Dynamics and Distribution of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys Terrapin Littoralis) Along the Middle Texas Gulf Coast
McCracken et al. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Contract close: May 2026 - Use of a Lamp eDNA Assay in Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) Monitoring Programs
Lutterschmidt et al. Sam Houston State University
Contract close: August 2026 - Assessment of the Distribution and Conservation Status of Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus Variabilis) and its Host, American Bumble Bee (Bombus Pensylvanicus) in Texas Through Use of Novel Environmental DNA Monitoring
Mitchell et al. Tarleton State University
Contract close: August 2026 - Species Distribution Modeling and Adapted-Hunt Drift Fence Technique (AHDriFT) Surveys to Understand the Distribution and Habit Preferences of the Texas Scarlet Snake (Cemophora Lineri)
Shawn F McCracken, Ph.D. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Contract close: August 2026 - Population Genomics of Texas-Endemic Map Turtles (Graptemys Caglei and G. Versa): An Assessment of Phylogeographic Structure, Range Expansion, and Hybridization
Jesse M. Meik, Ph.D. Tarleton State University
Contract close: August 2026 - Environmental Tolerances and Habitat Association of Critically Imperiled Crayfish in Texas
Shartau et al. The University of Texas at Tyler
Contract close: August 2026 - Population Status, Landscape Genetics, and Habitat Associations of the Kisatchie Painted Crayfish in East Texas
Schmidt et al. Texas A&M University-Commerce
Contract close: August 2026 - Multiscale Assessment of the Distribution of Imperiled Fish Assemblages in the Upper Red River Watershed with Emphasis in Long-term Trends, Life History Approaches, and Population Genetics
Montaña et al. Stephen F. Austin State University
Contract close: September 2026 - Reddish Egret Spatial Ecology and Susceptibility to Disturbance along the Texas Coast
Giese et al. Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Contract close: October 2026 - Conservation Genetic Management Planning for Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis oxyrhynchus) and Smalleye Shiner (Notropis buccula) with an Emphasis on Wild and Hatchery Populations
Portnoy et al. Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Contract close: November 2026 - Conservation Management of Bat Species of Greatest Conservation Need in the Trans-Pecos of Texas
Stevens. Texas Tech University
Contract close: November 2026 - Evaluating the Conservation Status of Two Bumble Bee Species, Bombus fraternus and Bombus morrisoni, Through an Assessment of Historic vs Current Population Size, Genetic Diversity, and Pollen Preferences
Jha and Pardee. University of Texas at Austin
Contract close: December 2026 - Brazos Water Snake (Nerodia harteri) and Concho Water Snake (Nerodia paucimaculata) Population Monitoring and Risk Assessment
Rodriguez et al. Texas State University
Contract close: March 2027 - Nest Placement and Overwash Risk of Ground-Nesting Black Skimmers and Sooty Terns on the Texas Coast
Gawlik and Essian. Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Contract close: April 2028 - Multiscale Ecological Approach to Assess Habitat, Movements, and Ecological Aspects of Imperiled Fish Species in East Texas Streams with Emphasis to Improve Conservation Efforts in the Region
Montaña et al. Stephen F. Austin State University
Contract close: July 2028 - Confirming presence of Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) across potential expanded range in west Texas
Fritts et al. Texas State University
Contract close: August 2028 - Assessing Distribution, Habitat Use, and Environmental Tolerances of Data-Deficient Texas Crayfish
Mitchell and Shartau. Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Contract close: October 2028 - Genomic Resources for At-Risk Texas Freshwater Fishes
Borstein and Nice. Texas State University
Contract close: October 2028 - Soil Ecology, Pollination Biology, Hybridization, Demography, and Experimental Studies of Competition and Hybridization with Native Congeners of the Neches River Rose Mallow across Natural and Introduced Populations
Pascarella. Sam Houston State University
Contract close: November 2028 - Extending Houston Toad Restoration Efforts to the East
Ryberg et al. Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute
Contract close: April 2030