Texas DPS trooper rescues injured great horned owl from highway
A Texas state trooper picked up an unusual passenger while patrolling Interstate 10 on Thursday. The wide-eyed hitchhiker…
Travis Audubon votes to keep name despite controversy
Travis Audubon announced Wednesday that it will retain the name Travis Audubon Society, following a unanimous Sept. 24…
Houston Zoo welcomes new reptiles, celebrates first-ever birth
Something new is crawling into the Houston Zoo’s reptile house, and one of the arrivals marks a first…
4 birds you’re seeing everywhere in Houston this fall
Fall migration is bringing a changing cast of birds through Houston, from a colorful cousin of one of…
Best Texas campgrounds ranked among America’s top camping spots
Big Bend National Park was home to two Texas campgrounds featured in a new national ranking. Cavan Images…
Austin birder spots rare leucistic grackle with eye-catching look
But one grackle in an Austin grocery store parking lot looked so different that even a bird-obsessed tattoo…
Houston Interactive Aquarium USDA violations include euthanized animal
The Houston Interactive Aquarium and Animal Preserve was cited for 17 USDA violations across two inspections this year. Ariana…
Texas beaches see a surge of stranded baby sea turtles
The turtle was missing a flipper and appeared to be in rough shape. But when she picked it…
Rare melon-headed whale strands on Texas beach, prompting rescue
A rare offshore whale that seldom comes close to land washed up on Mustang Island near Port Aransas over the…
391-acre forest added to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in Texas
The newly protected property expands the more than 46,000 acres already conserved within the Columbia Bottomlands, one of…
Katy Prairie preserve expands with 60 acres permanently protected
Located in the Upper Cypress Creek watershed, the newly-protected tract includes native prairie, seasonal wetlands and working agricultural…
New Texas ocelot conservation facility aims to save endangered cats
East Foundation this week released a first look at the new Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) Ocelot Conservation…