Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
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Providing the science behind wildlife conservation and management. #CKWRI @JavelinaNation https://t.co/fkYVSGQW4L
Kingsville, TX
Joined August 2020
CKWRI graduate students, Marlin Dart & Celine Rickels, wrapped up their final year of spring pronghorn captures. Pronghorn are fit with GPS collars to help estimate survival, assess population health, and monitor overall movement. Up next for the project is the summer fawn study.
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CKWRI researchers recently attended the joint meeting of The Waterbird Society & Pacific Seabird Group in San Jose, Costa Rica. They gave presentations of ongoing projects on colonial waterbird movements, waterfowl use of sanctuary wetlands, and cackling goose habitat selection.
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The Texas madrone has reddish-brown peeling bark and bright red-orange berries in the winter. As part of the Henry Hamman Program for Hill Country Conservation and Management, Dakota Moberg will examine how ashe juniper may change the soil and if this affects the Texas madrone.
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Register today for 2025 Deer Research Meeting on Friday, March 7th in San Antonio and online! CKWRI's Dr. Joe Hediger will be speaking about the influence of thermal conditions on white-tailed deer behavior and physiology. Sign up at
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CKWRI students Ashlyn & Miranda recently presented on the history of hunting and conservation in North America and white-tailed deer biology to first-time hunters taking part in Texas Wildlife Association's & Stewards of the Wild's Adult Learn to Hunt Program at the King Ranch.
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A new article that was featured in Texas Wildlife magazine titled "Wildlife Management Using Sources and Sinks: Lessons from the Ocelot" is now available online. To check it out visit
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In Dec 2024, CKWRI students and staff assisted TPWD, Texas Bighorn Society, and The Wild Sheep Foundation translocate 77 desert bighorn sheep from Elephant Mtn WMA to Franklin Mtns to restore them to their historic range. Follow Texas Parks and Wildlife social media for updates!
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Join us for the 2025 CKWRI Deer Research Meeting taking place on Friday, March 7, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas! Can't make it in person? Join us online! To register or to learn more, visit
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Join us for the 2025 CKWRI Deer Research Meeting taking place on Friday, March 7, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas! Can't make it in person? Join us online! To register or to learn more, visit
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On behalf of all of us here at CKWRI, Happy HolidaysI! We could not accomplish our mission of providing science-based information for enhancing the conservation and management of Texas wildlife without your continued support, so thank you!
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Parker Trifiletti, CKWRI grad student, is conducting playback experiments to see how deer respond to risk. Bait attracts deer while cameras record their behavior after hearing coyotes, feral pigs, or owls. He's examining how age, group size, and vegetation affect their responses.
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CKWRI opened a new office in Lubbock to facilitate research efforts in northern Texas & the southern Great Plains. It will also further our collaboration with Texas Tech, Sul Ross State, and more. We appreciate the Caesar Kleberg Foundation for their support. Swing by and say hi!
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The Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute has the opportunity to award annual scholarships to Institute graduate students and Range and Wildlife Management undergraduate students. Visit to learn more and APPLY NOW!
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A new issue of Caesar Kleberg Tracks is now available online! Check it out today at
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Check out the current projects going on at CKWRI by taking a look at the 2023-2024 Current Research Report that's now available online. Visit to read it today!
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Kelsey, with KM Creations, sells animal drawings as stickers and will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the sales of a specific “Ocelot” sticker (pictured below) to CKWRI. *The ocelot sticker has “Conservation Design” underneath it. Visit for more.
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Happy Turkey Day! Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at CKWRI. We are thankful for our generous supporters, dedicated faculty, staff and students for their passion for wildlife research.
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CKWRI is proud to be the presenting sponsor of Chasing the Tide, a documentary series on Texas PBS stations. Be sure to watch Episode 5 "Our Living Coastline" which features CKWRI's Dr. Bart Ballard. For info and where to watch, please visit
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Check out the latest issue of Wildlife Research newsletter now available online! Read it now by visiting
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Longtime CKWRI faculty Tim Fulbright and Alfonso “Poncho” Ortega officially retire. Read more about their years of service at
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