Jim Ray

Wild Pantex – Bird of the Day: American Bald Eagle

  • Posted: Monday, December 9, 2013, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

Who doesn’t love bald eagles? My first exposures to them were the several that spent the winters at Lake Rita Blanca near my hometown of Dalhart, TX, when I was growing up. During those months each year of my childhood, it was a big deal to see this majestic bird. They’d be perched in a tree, sitting on the ice, or soaring above the lake. If the latter, the thousands of Rita Blanca’s ducks and geese would whirl around in the sky above the lake with nervousness.

Wild Pantex - Nuisance Animals: Wrong Place, Wrong Time

  • Posted: Monday, November 25, 2013, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

​I had just got to work, settled in at my desk, read a few e-mails, and then my phone rang. The caller proceeded to tell me they were trying to work, but were interrupted by the presence of a rattlesnake. I strapped on my snake leggings, hopped in my truck and headed out toward the location, which involved a 10-15 minute drive.

Wild Pantex – Bobcat Work Makes The News

  • Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

Pantex and West Texas A&M have been working on bobcat research since 2009. Actually, this work has since transcended from "research" to "management" of the cats. Sunday, the work made the Amarillo Globe-News.

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Wild Pantex – Triple Play Bobcats

  • Posted: Monday, November 4, 2013, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

Frequently, after checking my e-mail real quick in the mornings, I’ll venture out in my truck to check various trapsets that we have set for bobcats. On October 4, I made the first of five scheduled stops. I walked around the end of the treerow and made my way to the first trapset which consisted of two box traps.

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