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The News Room is an online resource for journalists to learn about the World Birding Center’s programs and conservation efforts to protect habitat while increasing the understanding and appreciation of birds and wildlife. The World Birding Center is a partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the communities of Roma, Mission, McAllen, Hidalgo, Edinburg, Weslaco, Harlingen, Brownsville and South Padre Island. The World Birding Center relies on your support to help spread the news about outdoor recreation opportunities for families, tourists and birders. The network of nine unique birding sites in the Lower Rio Grande Valley serves as special places for learning and discovery…and a voice for conservation. General Media Contacts Public Information: (956) 584-9156 World Birding Center Headquarters 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive Mission, TX 78572 Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Tom Harvey News and Information (512) 389-4453 tom.harvey@tpwd.state.tx.us Permission is granted to republish, in whole or in part, any news releases on this page. To receive WBC news by e-mail, send a request. Please include your name, media affiliation and contact information. Select an Article
May 2007 Texas' World Birding Center Taking Wing WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley December 2004 World Birding Center Headquarters Opens WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley October 2004 Grand Opening Plans WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley September 2004 Grand Opening Plans WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley August 2004 Ocean-Bird Watching Expedition WBC-South Padre Island July 2004 Name that Bird: Fall Raptors of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas! WBC-Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley May 2004 Edinburg Fifth Graders WBC-Edinburg April 2004 South Padre World Birding Center Offers Deep Sea Trips WBC-South Padre Island February 2004 Spring "Owl Prowl" at Bentsen WBC-Bentsen |
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