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Seashore officials turning visitor's dogs away at the gate
Necropsy results from dead coyote have confirmed that canine animals are highly susceptible to Karelia brevis, the neurotoxin related to red tide, found in decaying fish.
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I'll start with the most urgent. It seems that something on Padre Island National Seashore is killing coyotes and pet dogs.
National Park Service Revising Regulations To Better Manage Oil And Gas Exploration in Parks
There has been oil drilling at Padre Island National Seashore since at least the 1970s.
During the past week, several coyotes and one dog have died and authorities are investigating the cause, seashore superintendent, Joe Escoto, said in a prepared statement.
Padre Island National Seashore: Wintering Grounds For Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill cranes head to Padre Island National Seashore for their winter break. Photo by Tom Bentley, Fermilab, DOE.
The toxic algae is being blamed for thousands of dead fish that washed up along Padre Island National Seashore Tuesday morning, as many as 1,000 fish in a 15-yard stretch, officials said.
Red Tide Algae affects areas as north as Port Aransas
For status updates on red tide, go to tpwd.state.tx.us/hab. Red tide that has killed fish in South Padre Island and Padre Island National Seashore is moving northward and has been found as far north as Port Aransas.
"Red Tide" Prompts Visitor Advisory at Padre Island National Seashore
Padre Island usually offers great fishing and other beach activities, but a red tide situation is putting a temporary damper on the fun.
Red tide review, dead fish off South Padre Island
Thousands of dead fish have been observed off South Padre Island during red tide monitoring.
Red Tide Outbreak At Padre National Seashore
There is an outbreak of red tide at Padre Island National Seashore and park officials have put out an advisory Tuesday to warn visitors about the algae bloom.
Red tide kills fish, drives away people at National Seashore
Beachgoers and anglers on the National Seashore retreated from the irritating aerosol produced by high concentrations of red tide, which causes respiratory symptoms such as coughing, eye and throat irritation.
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Park rangers Amanda Garza and Chelsea Aldrich show off just-hatched Kemp's ridley turtles at the Padre Island National Seashore.
Padre Island National Seashore on environmental groups' list of ...
By ANNA M. TINSLEY Texas' Padre Island National Seashore - one of the world's longest remaining stretches of undeveloped barrier island - could someday end up underwater.That concern helped land the seashore Thursday on a list of 25 national parks deemed most at risk from climate change.Other factors include storms and floods that are ...
Texas voters can protect access to public beaches NO
Question: How many miles of Gulf of Mexico beaches in Texas are publicly owned and open for year-round use? Quick answer: All of them.
Learn to windsurf free Saturday
Corpus Christi Windsurfing Association is sponsoring Discover Windsurfing Day on Saturday Sept.
Toby the dolphin gets new home
Toby swims at his new home at Theater of the Sea in Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
BNP Petroleum investors, creditors wrangle over debt in bankruptcy court
The agreement followed a five-hour hearing in bankruptcy court involving more than a dozen lawyers, at which company chairman Paul Black's control of the company was at stake.
In anticipation of the tar drifting north, clean-up teams will be sent to Port Aransas, Mustang Island and Bob Hall Pier on Wednesday, officials said.
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