The Texas Fauna Project is based on interviews with biologists, ecologists, nature guides, wildlife managers, game wardens, hunters, outdoor writers, veterinarians, environmental lawyers and others who study and protect animals in the state. Transcripts for these interviews are shown here, listed by the narrator name. Links to streaming-audio excerpts about a particular animal, pulled from those respective interviews, also appear here.

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Ahistus, JasonRed WolfAhrns, JohnGolden-cheeked WarblerAllen, CaroleKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleAmos, TonyShrimpAnderson, MelanieMountain LionArchibald, GeorgeWhooping CraneArmentrout, DedeWhitetailed DeerGolden EagleArnold, KeithHouse SparrowAurell, DanHoneybeeBailey, HannahAttwater’s Prairie ChickenBalboa, BillAtlantic TarponAtlantic TarponEastern OysterBalinsky, AndyEastern Purple MartinEastern Purple MartinBamberger, DavidMexican Free-tailed BatBaum, DougCamelBeard, DonaldAmerican BisonBeck, MalcolmCowBenefield, LynnEastern OysterBennett, JeffreyNorth American BeaverBirdsong, TimGuadalupe BassGuadalupe BassBister, TimAmerican PaddlefishBlackburn, JimHouston ToadIvory-billed WoodpeckerBlack-capped VireoWhooping CraneBlankinship, DavidWhooping CraneBoudreaux, DeyaunShrimpBristol, ValarieGolden-cheeked WarblerBrooks, BillTexas Horned LizardBrothers, AlWhitetailed DeerBrown, KirbyLesser Snow GooseBunch, BillBarton Springs SalamanderBarton Springs SalamanderBarton Springs SalamanderGolden-cheeked WarblerBurchfield, PatKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleBurleson, BobEastern OysterCaillouet, Jr., CharlesKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleCalvert, BillMonarch ButterflyCaraviotis, JerryAttwater’s Prairie ChickenAttwater’s Prairie ChickenChambers, LouiseEastern Purple MartinEastern Purple MartinClapper, RusselWhooping CraneRed WolfCollins, FredIvory-billed WoodpeckerConner, DickRed-cockaded WoodpeckerSouthern Pine Bark BeetleIvory-billed WoodpeckerCox, FelixRed SnapperRed SnapperCrump, PaulHouston ToadCullar, CarolMonarch ButterflyCuny, LynnMountain LionMountain LionDahmer, FredAlligator GarDavis, WaltDung BeetleDendy, DonniePigDerr, JimAmerican BisonAmerican BisonDevitt, TomBarton Springs SalamanderDiamond, DavidGolden-cheeked WarblerDoan-Crider, DianaAmerican Black BearAmerican Black BearDonovan, RichardPigDogDorsett, JohnRed WolfDoughty, RobinMonk ParakeetWhooping CraneDowns, CathyMonarch ButterflyMonarch ButterflyDries, LaurieBarton Springs SalamanderBarton Springs SalamanderEchelle, TonyLeon Springs PupfishEidson, JimAmerican BisonElbroch, MarkMountain LionMountain LionMountain LionEmanuel, VictorEskimo CurlewEubanks, TedAttwater’s Prairie ChickenEvans, JonahAmerican Black BearAmerican Black BearEyres, AdamSouthern White RhinocerosFeltner, BenEskimo CurlewEskimo CurlewFendley, MattEastern Purple MartinEastern Purple MartinFlanders, HalMonarch ButterflyFranklin, CarlAlligator Snapping TurtleGallaway, BennyRed SnapperRed SnapperGarrett, GaryGuadalupe BassLeon Springs PupfishPecos GambusiaGlassberg, JeffreyMonarch ButterflyMonarch ButterflyGluesenkamp, AndyTexas Horned LizardGramstorff, JeannePigGrantham, JesseHouse SparrowPiping PloverGraves, RussellBlack-tailed Prairie DogBlack-tailed Prairie DogGray, ShawnPronghorn AntelopeGreig, NancyMonarch ButterflyHamilton, AnnWhooping CraneHargis, SheliaChimney SwiftHarte, PamMountain LionHarte, WillGray FoxHarveson, LouisMountain LionHeiser, Jr., JosephHouston ToadHenry, StuartWhooping CraneHess, MyronWhooping CraneHildebrand, HenryKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleHolder, Mary RuthRed-cockaded WoodpeckerHollis, BuddyRed WolfRed-cockaded woodpeckerHolt, JoanAtlantic TarponHolt, ScottAtlantic TarponHubbs, ClarkGrass CarpHughes, SusanMexican Free-tailed BatGolden-cheeked WarblerJames, ReggieBoll WeevilJenny, PeterNorthern Aplomado FalconNorthern Aplomado FalconNorthern Aplomado FalconJohnston, MaxineSouthern Pine Bark BeetleJones, TimGolden-cheeked WarblerJoseph, LauraEastern Purple MartinJurries, RoyceAttwater’s Prairie ChickenJurzykowski, KrystynaSouthern White RhinocerosKarger, JohnBald EagleKarges, JohnLeon Springs PupfishKeddy-Hector, DeanNorthern Aplomado FalconNorthern Aplomado FalconNorthern Aplomado FalconGolden-cheeked WarblerGolden-cheeked WarblerKeller-Willy, BarbaraMonarch ButterflyMonarch ButterflyKilby, DavidAmerican BisonAmerican BisonLadd, ClifGolden-cheeked WarblerRed-cockaded WoodpeckerLangford, DavidWhitetailed DeerLee, RobAmerican AlligatorLevin, IlanWhooping CraneWhooping CraneLoBello, RickMexican WolfMexican WolfLorenz, SheridanRed-cockaded WoodpeckerLowerre, RickAmerican PaddlefishLuster, RonnieAtlantic Blue CrabEastern OysterMace, RobertLeon Springs PupfishMackenzie, LeeMexican Free-tailed BatMexican Free-tailed BatMaeckle, MonikaMonarch ButterflyMannchen, BrandtRed-cockaded WoodpeckerMarrack, DavidAttwater’s Prairie ChickenMason, TomLesser Snow GooseMasters, BenMustangMcBride, RoyMountain LionMcFarlane, BobRed-cockaded WoodpeckerLesser Canada GooseMcGrain, ToddEskimo CurlewMcGreevy, ElizabethGolden-cheeked WarblerMcKinney, Billy PatAoudadDesert Bighorn SheepMountain LionMcKinney, BonnieAmerican Black BearMcKinney, LarryEastern OysterMeinzer, WymanAmerican BisonCoyoteMerendino, ToddMottled DuckMeyers, MarkBurroBurroMitchell, MarkBlack-tailed Prairie DogBlack-tailed Prairie DogMitchell, SarahRed-cockaded WoodpeckerMontagne, MikeAmerican PaddlefishAmerican PaddlefishMorris, ArtAtlantic Blue CrabRed DrumMorrison, MonicaMountain LionMorrow, MikeAttwater’s Prairie ChickenAttwater’s Prairie ChickenMundy, JeffWhooping CraneMunscher, EricAlligator Snapping TurtleO'Donnell, LisaGolden-cheeked WarblerOdegard, DianneMexican Free-tailed BatOliver, BillBlack-capped VireoKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleSouthern Pine Bark BeetleSouthern Pine Bark BeetleOwens, DavidKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleOzmore, KeithEastern OysterParedes, MarcosAmerican Black BearMountain LionPena, Luis JaimeKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtlePhilipps, DaveMustangPlatt, BillyDogPollack, JenniferEastern OysterRay, JimEastern Purple MartinSwainson’s HawkRichardson, PatDung BeetleRieff, SusanGolden-cheeked WarblerRiley, GlynnAmerican AlligatorCoyoteRed WolfRed WolfRobinson, LanceEastern OysterEastern OysterRodney, BillEastern OysterEastern OysterRossignol, TerryAttwater’s Prairie ChickenRowlett, Rose AnnEskimo CurlewRoyder, ScottMountain LionRudolph, CraigRed-cockaded WoodpeckerSaenz, DanielRed-cockaded WoodpeckerSansom, AndyShrimpShrimpWhooping CraneSawyer, RobCanvasback DuckSnowy EgretSchalk, ChrisAlligator Snapping TurtleSechrist, RichardCowSexton, ChuckGolden-cheeked WarblerSeyffert, KennethBlack-tailed Prairie DogShackelford, CliffIvory-billed WoodpeckerIvory-billed WoodpeckerIvory-billed WoodpeckerIvory-billed WoodpeckerShaver, DonnaKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleShaw, JimRed WolfSheffield, BillFeral HogShelton, LarryRed-cockaded WoodpeckerSouthern Pine Bark BeetleSouthern Pine Bark BeetleSherbrooke, WadeTexas Horned LizardSikes, DavidAtlantic TarponRed SnapperSilvy, NovaAttwater’s Prairie ChickenSkiles, RaymondAmerican Black BearAmerican Black BearSmith, LizWhooping CraneSnodgrass, KelleyAttwater’s Prairie ChickenStehn, TomWhooping CraneWhooping CraneSterling-Krank, LindseyBlack-tailed Prairie DogSternberg, MitchOcelotStevenson, JimCatPiping PloverStinebaugh, JimGolden EagleStransky, BillLesser Canada GooseStunz, GregRed SnapperRed SnapperRed SnapperStutzenbaker, CharlesMottled DuckLesser Snow GooseSwacina, PaulAtlantic TarponRed DrumSwanson, BillOcelotCatSwarts, HilaryOcelotOcelotTarpley, RaymondBottlenose DolphinTarrant, BillyPronghorn AntelopeTaylor, RickFeral HogTewes, MikeJaguarundiOcelotOcelotOcelotOcelotTompkins, ShannonFeral HogSquirrelWhitetailed DeerTrevino, BenitoJaguarundiTuttle, MerlinMexican Free-tailed BatTyburec, JanetMexican Free-tailed BatUmphres, NancyGreat-tailed GrackleVan Kerrebrook, MaryRed-cockaded WoodpeckerWassenich, DianneWhooping CraneWatson, LyndaBlack-tailed Prairie DogBlack-tailed Prairie DogBlack-tailed Prairie DogWeber, Mary AnneEastern Screech OwlEastern Screech OwlSwainson’s HawkWhitehead, HeidiBottlenose DolphinBottlenose DolphinWibbels, ThaneKemp’s Ridley Sea TurtleWilcox, ShariOcelotWilkinson, AndyAmerican BisonAmerican BisonWilliams, DeanTexas Horned LizardWillis, JimNorthern Bobwhite QuailWilson, DianeShrimpWolfe, DavidGolden-cheeked WarblerWooten, RonRed Wolf