WILDLIFE

As the world’s population has increased, so, too, has the need to accommodate such growth. Areas that were wild as recently as 100 years ago may have long since been overrun by housing and urban development, leaving little space for local wildlife to call home.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Features San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Texas wildlife officials say hundreds of bats lost their grip and plunged to the pavement underneath a bridge in Houston after going into hypothermic shock during the state's recent cold snap.

Animal observing at a zoo or aquarium are popular activities for many, but some have decided to take it to a new level.

Removing micro-plastic and saving sea turtle eggs

Oregon had about 173 wolves in 2021, according to an annual survey conducted by state and tribal biologists.

You’ve probably seen them at parks across Texas and the United States, and probably the world: rock cairns.

Most of the world's chalk streams are in southern and eastern England and are under particular strain.

n Colorado, multiple concerned people reported seeing a strange-looking deer.

A dolphin stranded on a Brazoria County beach was harassed by beachgoers and died before it could be rescued, according to the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

A wild and very blue discovery this week for scientists along a 328-foot stretch of Corpus Christi beach this week: four blue dragons.

The Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas has an urgent need for dog and cat food as they work to care for many late season baby and adult mammals. Each year, more than 12,000 injured or orphaned wild animals are brought to the rescue and rehabilitation facility.

The Memorial Park Conservancy received a $10 million pledge from the Cyvia and Melvin Wolff Family Foundation to reintroduce native Gulf Coast prairies to Houston’s largest park.

The Houston Zoo has partnered with Texas Breweries for an after-hours event to help save wildlife.

Though it’s only July, the total number of Florida manatee deaths in 2021 has already reached a higher total than it did in all of 2020, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

State Parks and Wildlife officials said it was released earlier this month and they just shared this video.

Turning off your lights at night not only helps you save energy, but also helps migrating birds.

A cougar at a Dallas-area wildlife rescue organization specializing in exotic cats tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first in its species to become infected, KXAS reported.

SPRING, Texas – If you are cleaning out your fridge and freezer and you hate dumping all of that food that thawed this week when you didn’t have power, you don’t have to. TGR Exotics Wildlife Park in Spring says its animals would love all of that food. DON’T Throw Away your PRODUCE, EGGS or UNSEASONED MEAT. If you you have produce(fruit/vegetables), eggs or raw... Posted by TGR Exotics Wildlife Park on Thursday, February 18, 2021They made this post on Facebook saying they’ll take your produce, eggs and unseasoned raw meat. They ask that you please don’t drop off onions, green onions garlic or cabbage.

Here are things for you to know for Friday, Dec. 11:1. Firefighters battle large wildfires at national wildlife refuge in Chambers CountyU.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said they are battling three large wildfires Thursday in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in southern Chambers County. 2 Texans become millionaires within 2 days with Texas Lottery scratch ticketsTwo Texas Lottery players became millionaires in a span of two days, KSAT reported. A resident in San Antonio claimed the $5 million prize with a $200 Million Ca$h scratch ticket from Texas Lottery this week, Texas Lottery officials announced last Monday, while another San Antonio-area resident claimed the top prize playing the $1,000,000 Extreme Cash game the next day.

HOUSTON – U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said they are battling three large wildfires Thursday in the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in southern Chambers County. Ryan Holzapfel, fire marshal for Chambers County, said multiple resources have been called to the scene by federal officials, but the county has not been asked for assistance. The cause of the fire is unknown and no injuries have been reported.

Jean-Michel Arrigona, 58, and his company Natur, Inc. in Midvale, Utah, sell wildlife in the forms of art, taxidermy mounts, bones, and skeletons. The indictment alleges that Arrigona imported wildlife into the United States without declaring it to U.S. The Lacey Act is the nation’s oldest wildlife trafficking statute and prohibits, among other things, selling wildlife that had been illegally brought into the country. The Endangered Species Act and federal regulations require importers to declare wildlife when it enters the country. The operation focused on the trafficking of wildlife from Indonesia to the United States.

HOUSTON – Many of you who have dogs or cats have seen them pancake themselves to the ground with their legs sticking out, resembling frog legs. According to the internet’s best resource for colloquial definition, the Urban Dictionary, that action is called “splooting” by most people. With the high heat, many Texans are seeing squirrels pancaked on the ground in their backyard, but there is no reason to be concerned. Experts say that “splooting” is a common tactic squirrels (and your pets) use to help cool down their bodies and rest. Jill Calcote, of Moonshine Wildlife Rehabilitation, told KXAN in Austin that, “They are basically getting as much of their body on a cooler surface.

The gator had its sights set on 4-year-old Brandalyn Grande, who was playing with her brother and babysitter Friday along part of the creek that abuts her family’s home in League City. Alligator sightings happen in Clear Creek, Grande said. Cell phone video recorded the moment the alligator hunter was able to fit a rope around the alligator’s head. “You want to tell them about the alligator,” Grande asked Brandalyn. He said the alligator hunter took it to Gator Country in Beaumont, Texas where the family hopes to one day visit it.

Being cooped up at home is no fun for humans, but bears are making the most of the extra space at California's shuttered Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is the fifth most popular of the National Park Service's 62 headliner parks. Bears out and aboutYosemite is home to about 300 to 500 black bears, according to a Yosemite National Park post on Twitter. Fortunately not: No human deaths by black bears have ever been recorded there, park officials posted. There’s no estimated reopening date for Yosemite yet, park officials said in the Facebook comments.

MERCEDES, Texas – Authorities seized animals including a white Bengal tiger, bobcat, kinkajou, porcupines, llamas, emus and deer after finding them at a South Texas residence while executing a search warrant last week. He said the narcotics investigation is ongoing but there were no arrests or charges related to the search warrant. Parks said that going in they had information that there were exotic animals at the residence, so they brought along game wardens. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a statement that game wardens had to euthanize the bobcat and two deer because they were being held illegally without permits and their origin was unknown. Parks said the other animals were taken to the Austin Zoo for medical evaluation and rehabilitation if needed.

Leave it to an Australian artist to deliver one of the most poignant sketches of the Australian fires. Artist Sharnia-Mae Sturm, who is just 22, drew a cartoon of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin on bent knew with his arms opened wide to accept the kangaroos, koalas and other animals into heaven. The cartoon sketch with the caption “Don’t worry little guys! I will take care of you” has gone viral since Sturm posted it on Instagram on New Year’s Eve. According to the DailyMail.com, the sketch has had more than 2.5 million page views worldwide with many readers saying the cartoon brought them to tears.

HOUSTON – The Houston SPCA’s Wildlife is trying to nurse a baby barn owl back to health. It seems that the little guy suffered two broken legs after a hard fall from a high nest. The Houston SPCA said, “the young owl is feisty and full of life and we are hopeful that our staff and veterinary team can help him pull through.”If you would like to donate to the health of the baby owl or any of the patients that being treated by the Wildlife Center of Texas, you can give online at www.wildlifecenteroftexas.org/donate.