Not the best images but I felt fortunate to get these. Tayassu tajacu AKA javelina or the collared-peccary seen in Hudspeth County earlier this year.
Conducting and publishing good scientific research on the cactus species which are experiencing human pressure is our passion. To perform field work involving those cacti commonly requires the willingness to brave thorny vegetation and the ability to tolerate intense sun, high heat, and wind-blown dust that can be extreme enough to interfere with the functioning […]
Some cacti that we encountered in March while we were in South Texas (images and data of the study group will be coming soon.)
A few images of some of the cacti that we encountered in Presidio County earlier this year.
Another plant that we encountered near the Rio Grande was damiana (Turnera diffusa AKA Turnera aphrodisiaca).
Dr. Norma Fowler crafted a very nice letter concerning the impact of Trump’s Wall on wildlife and fauna in the border lands. We thank her for granting permission to post a downloadable PDF on our website. Fowler et al 2018 Frontiers border wall letter We recently had opportunity to see the 7 mile long fence […]
This is our first blog post but it is not about a cactus. In March of 2018, we were fortunate to have been permitted to see the rare and endangered Zapata bladderpod in habitat. Its habitat is small but federally protected and off-limits to casual visitors. Despite that level of protection, it is threatened by […]
