EXPLAINED: Guadalupe loc | Vintage Vibes

In 2001, a California biologist found goats blocking new trees on a Mexican island; after 10,000 were removed, native vegetation began recovering

Feral goats on Guadalupe Island severely damaged native vegetation for generations. Researchers fenced areas, revealing new tree growth when goats were excluded. A large-scale goat removal program successfully eradicated the population by 2007. Native plants and thousands of new seedlings began returning after the goats were gone. Active restoration efforts…

The Times of India · Aug 11

Key differences spared Texas lives in second straight July flood

Emergency responders say better tools and preparation also played life-saving roles after intense storms dropped heavy amounts of rain.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 18

Camp Mystic can’t alter flood-damaged area while civil suit proceeds, judge rules

Cabins, grounds and other buildings hit by the July 4 flood on the Guadalupe River cannot be renovated or removed, according to the order.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 5

A deadly 1987 flood foreshadowed the Texas disaster. Survivors ask, ‘why didn’t we learn?’

The Fourth of July tragedy was described as something no one could have seen coming. But in ‘flash flood alley’, an eerily similar event 40 years ago holds important lessons

The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2025

God and the Guadalupe long reigned over Texas Hill Country. Now grief permeates.

Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 11, 2025

A deadly 1987 flood scarred the same Texas county that is reeling through another disaster

The Guadalupe River has a history of terrible, fatal floods

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

‘A river with a temper’ returns to calm after wreaking deadly devastation in Texas

Terrifying flash floods from Guadalupe River left nearly 70 dead, many of them children, and miles of destruction

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2025

Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutes

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2025

Death toll from Hill Country flash floods rises to 24 as rescue efforts continue

Local officials said they have rescued or evacuated more than 200 people since the Guadalupe River flooded early Friday morning, but the fate of more than 20 girls missing from a camp remains unclear.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 4, 2025

‘Taxman’ comes calling after angler in Mexico hooks giant tuna

The yellowfin tuna was hooked at Mexico's Guadalupe Island, which is seasonal home to great white sharks.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 27, 2024