Cain takes reins of TPWD wildlife division, calls landowner relationships a top priority

There’s new brass at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Austin headquarters.

Veteran wildlife biologist Alan Cain was recently selected as the new wildlife division director for the state agency. Cain, 53, replaces John Silovsky, who retired from the department last fall following a 10-year tenure.

Cain should be a good fit for a job that positions him to direct about 360 employees and oversee management efforts aimed at a wide variety of small and big game species ranging from cat squirrels to bighorn sheep.