Diana Foss, Texas Parks and Wildlife Urban Wildlife Biologist attempts to find any surviving Mexican Free-tailed bats in a pile of dead bats at Waugh Drive in Buffalo Bayou Park, where it was impacted by the winter storm Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Houston.
Bats are among numerous wildlife believed to have taken a beating in the South, a region unaccustomed to such a severe and prolonged cold snap.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said it expected casualties among exotic deer and antelope.
AdIn South Texas, bur clover, a winter weed crucial for deer in spring, was showing freeze burn.
Long-term, the biggest concerns are for birds and bats, both of which had absorbed heavy blows even before the storm.