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It’s a High-Stakes Numbers Game: Our Bet’s on the Texas Horned Lizard to Win!

The Fort Worth Zoo is working with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to evaluate the feasibility and scientific methods used to reintroduce captive-hatched Texas horned lizards into formerly occupied habitats of Texas. This presentation will encompass information about the Texas horned lizard’s status, threats, captive management, general overview of our reintroduction program, and methods currently applied to a establish a population in Mason, TX.

Bio:

Diane Barber is the Senior Curator of Ectotherms at the Fort Worth Zoo. She has worked in the zoo field for 38 years and spearheads many conservation programs at the Zoo including those for native species such as the Texas kangaroo rat, Louisiana pine snake, Houston toad, and Texas horned lizard. She strongly believes that conservation should start in one’s own backyard and endeavors to work with local landowners and governing agencies to find practical means of coexisting and managing resources for wildlife long-term.

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