After a two-week trial in federal district court in Corpus Christi, the trial concluded yesterday afternoon in The Aransas Project’s lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act to ensure adequate freshwater inflows to San Antonio Bay to protect the endangered whooping cranes that winter at Aransas …Read more »
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TAP Update: Trial of TAP Lawsuit to Protect Whooping Crane To Commence December 5th
November 29th, 2011 | TAP UpdatesThe parties in the The Aransas Project’s lawsuit to protect the endangered Whooping Crane have been advised by the Court that the trial of the case will now commence on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 8 AM. Please note this change from the original date …Read more »
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Whooping Crane Update
November 16th, 2011 | TAP Updates278 whooping cranes left Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in the spring of 2011. With approximately 37 chicks fledged from a record 75 nests in August 2011, we expect the flock size to reach record levels of around 300 birds this winter. Many of the cranes …Read more »
THE ARANSAS PROJECT
Audubon Texas joins The Aransas Project
July 27th, 2011 | TAP UpdatesThe Aransas Project is very pleased to welcome Audubon Texas as a member organization. Director of Conservation, Iliana A. Pena said: “Texas Audubon wants to support efforts that help benefit the Whooping Crane. We think that The Aransas Project is doing an excellent job of providing …Read more »
Tar balls found ashore, but no threat to ANWR from oil spill yet, says USFW; Lone crane remains at refuge
June 1st, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. Only one crane is still left at the refuge, and the effects of the oil spill are starting to show along the …Read more »
Victoria Advocate Editorials Dismiss Aransas County Concerns About Freshwater
May 3rd, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTwo recent editorials appearing in the Victoria Advocate—one by the Advocate editorial board and one by the Victoria Economic Development Corporation (VEDC)—highlight the disregard for Aransas County when making decisions involving large-scale water allocations from the Guadalupe River. Both opinion pieces authored in Victoria County …Read more »
Tom Stehn’s March census reports crane population holding, blue crab numbers still low
March 10th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. As referenced in the following report, the cranes numbers are holding, but blue crabs are still scarce: The seventh aerial census of …Read more »
Aransas County Commissioner Charlie Smith voices disappointment in letter to Region L
March 4th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesAransas County commissioner Charles Smith recently attended and spoke on behalf of TAP at the Region L (South Central Texas) Water Planning Board. Smith requested that Region L consider removing two projects (GBRA-Exelon and Lower Guadalupe Water Supply Project) from the plan that would seriously …Read more »
Tom Stehn’s Feb. 16 census reports food supply is scarce for cranes
March 4th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesTom Stehn, the whooping crane coordinator for Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, has released his latest census report of the flock wintering at ANWR. As referenced in the following report, the cranes’ main food source, blue crabs, are scarce and times are stressful for the cranes: …Read more »
TAP welcomes City of Rockport, American Bird Conservancy, and Galveston Bay Conservation and Preservation Association as members
March 4th, 2010 | TAP UpdatesThe Aransas Project is pleased to announce that three more prominent organizations with dedicated constituencies have joined TAP as member organizations. The City of Rockport is the fourth governmental entity in Aransas County to join TAP as a member. Surrounded on three sides by bays, …Read more »