August 20, 2009 Park officials are moving heaven and earth to try and get freshwater to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Whooping Cranes and many other animals call this place home and right now it’s a desert. The freshwater ponds have all dried up and […]
Updates from August, 2009
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Death Rate Spikes Among Whooping Cranes
August 26th, 2009 | Related PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. – The world’s only naturally migrating whooping cranes, and the species’ best chance for survival, died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in their numbers, a worrying sign for the once near-extinct bird […]
Filed in: Whooping Cranes
REUTERS
Cattle, Crop Losses Mount in Texas Drought
August 21st, 2009 | Related PressDALLAS, Aug 20 (Reuters) – A vast swathe of Texas remains in the grip of a scorching drought, which has cost billions of dollars and is cleaving America’s largest beef cattle herd. One county has seen its entire cotton harvest wiped out and losses for […]
Filed in: Guadalupe Basin Water Management
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES
Fishing Suffers From Saltier Seas
August 4th, 2009 | Related PressCORPUS CHRISTI — The most visible effect of the drought on Coastal Bend bays has been the southward migration of fishing guides and other anglers from Rockport and Aransas Pass. The early morning ferries at Port Aransas have been crowded with bay boats, guides and […]
Filed in: Coastal Ecosystems
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES
Water Supply Comes Down to Money
August 1st, 2009 | Related PressCORPUS CHRISTI — The Coastal Bend’s population is projected to rise to roughly 885,000 in 2060. That’s an increase of 344,000. It’s also a lot of thirsty mouths and a lot of lawns to water. How the Coastal Bend gets its water in the future […]
Filed in: Coastal Ecosystems