Big Bend Ranch State Park


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Big Bend Ranch State Park


Location:Western portion of the state, along the Rio Grande from southeast of Presidio to near Lajitas.
Facilities:Primitive campsites, group camps, picnic areas, OHV trails, hiking trails, bridle trails, bike trails, bike rentals.
Activities:Camping, fishing, rafting, canoeing, swimming, hiking, biking, backpacking, OHV riding, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Embracing some of the most remote and rugged terrain in the Southwest, the park encompasses two mountain ranges containing ancient extinct volcanoes, precipitous canyons, and waterfalls. The park is home to a tremendous diversity of animal and plant species, including 14 species of bats, several species of hummingbirds, and at least 11 other rare plants and animals, including Hinckley oaks and mountain lions. The park also maintains a small herd of Texas longhorn cattle, a remnant of the property's ranching heritage.
Address:PO Box 2319
Presidio, TX 79845
Phone:432-229-3416
Web: www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/big_bend_ranch/
Size: 299,008 acres.
See other parks in Texas.
Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.
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Results of surveys for Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana at the Fresno Creek Bridge, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio, Co., Texas, and the 24 h temperature ranges ([degrees]C) at the airport in Presidio, Texas.
YEAR-ROUND BRIDGE COLONY OF MEXICAN FREE-TAILED BATS (TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS MEXICANA) IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS
Materials and Methods--A total of 94 specimens was collected from Alamito Creek in Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio County, Texas.
Conservation genetics of an undescribed species of Dionda (Teleostei: cyprinidae) in the Rio Grande drainage in Western Texas
Although the Big Bend Ranch State Park provided protection for radio-collared mountain lions, survival rates for the WTX population was lower than for the STX population.
Characteristics of two mountain lion Puma concolor populations in Texas, USA
At Big Bend Ranch State Park, 10 males and 6 females were monitored for 7,668 radio-days.
Survival and mortality of cougars in the Trans-Pecos region
Area and perimeter-to-area ratios of escape terrain located at Big Bend National Park (BBNP), Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBRSP), Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (BGWMA), and Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GMNP) in Texas.
Identifying landscapes for desert bighorn sheep translocations in Texas
Three pregnant females (TTU 82478, 82479, 82480), each having three embryos with crown rump lengths ranging from 12 to 20mm, were captured in mist nets on 22 May 2001 at Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBRSP), Presidio County (UTM 13R 589266E 3269761N, elevation 1012m).
Noteworthy records of bats from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. (General Notes)
megalophylla as the second most common bat at Big Bend Ranch State Park, which indicates a healthy population of this species 83 km south of the Davis Mountains.
The Ghost-faced bat, Mormoops megalophylla, (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) from the Davis Mountains, Texas. (General Notes)
pectoralis laceinaus were collected on Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio County, Texas (UTM coordinates 13615525E 3268958N).
Alopecia in the white-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis (mammalia: rodentia), in Texas
Yancey & Jones (1996) reported a specimen from "non-montane" habitat, adjacent to a stream bed in desert scrub, on the Big Bend Ranch State Park, in Presidio County.
Noteworthy record of the yellow-nosed cotton rat (Sigmodon ochrognathus) from Trans-Pecos Texas
Field work conducted in Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio and Brewster counties, Texas, during 1994 and 1995 yielded noteworthy specimens of two species of small mammals.
Notes on three species of small mammals from the Big Bend region of Texas

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