Desert Bighorn Council Workshop
April 11, 2023 - April 14, 2023
Alpine, Texas
The 57th meeting of the Desert Bighorn Council will be held on April 11-14, 2023 in Alpine, Texas at the Espino Conference Center, Sul Ross State University. We hope you'll join us!
Chaired by Froylán Hernández.
On behalf of the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 57th Biennial WAFWA Desert Bighorn Council Workshop being presented April 11th – 14th, 2023. WAFWA represents 24 states, provinces, and territories and is a strong advocate for their authority to manage fish and wildlife within their borders.
Schedule of Events
April 11, 2023 – April 14, 2023
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ Success, Disease and aoudad/predators
Registration
Espino Conference Center,
Sul Ross State University
400 N Harrison St
Alpine, TX 79830
Call for Papers
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites you to submit an abstract for the 2023 Workshop
Call for Papers
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites you to submit an abstract for the 2023 Workshop. The Theme of this year’s event is ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ Success, Disease and aoudad/predators. Please submit abstracts for consideration to Dr. Carlos Gonzalez at carlos.gonzalez-gonzalez@sulross.edu AND Calvin Richardson at calvin.richardson@tpwd.texas.gov. Please cc Froylán Hernández at Froylan.Hernandez@tpwd.texas.gov.
Schedule of Events
- TUESDAY, APRIL 11 (Subject to Change
- 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM DBC Technical Staff Meeting
- 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Registration
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Meet and Greet and Poster Session open
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 Registration
- 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Opening Session – Welcome, Presentations, and Break
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
- 1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Presentations and Break
- Throughout Day – Poster Session
- 6:00 PM Dinner
- THURSDAY, APRIL 13
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Registration
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Presentations and Break
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
- 1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Presentations and Break
- Throughout Day – Poster Session
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Banquet Dinner and Awards Ceremony
- FRIDAY, APRIL 14
- 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Field Tour to Elephant Mountain WMA (approximately 26 miles south of Alpine on Hwy 118)
A WAFWA Sanctioned Workshop
The Desert Bighorn Council Workshop is a biennial meeting held in even numbered years sanctioned by WAFWA. The workshop provides a forum where leading desert bighorn managers and researchers share research results, management strategies, and emerging issues in the realms of bighorn management throughout North America. Please visit us at https://www.desertbighorncouncil.com
Established to promote the advancement of knowledge concerning the Desert Bighorn Sheep and the long-range welfare of these animals.
PAST MEETINGS
2021 – The 56th meeting of the Desert Bighorn Council: Past, present and future threats: disease, exotic ungulates, and a change in mind set. The 56th meeting of the Desert Bighorn Council was hosted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a virtual platform meeting on April 7- 8, 2021.