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Texas otters are back — and stealing the show in 'Deep in the Heart 2"
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (1278+ words) Once exiled, otters have returned to Texas rivers during the past 20 years. They are fun to watch in "Deep in the Heart 2: Texas Rivers,' a new movie. Bring on Ozzie the Otter! A natural complement to Austin filmmaker Ben Masters…...
Is Texas' most famous endangered bird finally making a comeback?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (430+ words) A new survey estimated 540 whooping cranes wintered on the Texas coast during the 2025-2026 season. Whooping cranes are showing up in places Texans don't normally expect to see them. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported Wednesday that an estimated 540 whooping cranes…...
Nature: Cormorants in California
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (27+ words) We leave you this Sunday with a colony of cormorants and friends putting on a show near Santa Cruz, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand. Nature: Cormorants in California...
1 million Houston toad eggs released in Central Texas to help the native species make a comeback
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (420+ words) The Houston toad’s natural habitat has shrunk to the point that it no longer includes the species’ namesake, with the toad last seen in the Houston area in the early 1970s. Provided/US Fish and Wildlife Service More than 1 million Houston…...
Saving the Houston toads: More than a million eggs being released at three different locations
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (319+ words) HOUSTON — More than one million endangered Houston toad eggs were released at Bastrop State Park as part of a renewed recovery effort led by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), working with the Houston Zoo, Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy…...
What it looks like when the Houston Zoo gives a 13-foot anaconda a CT scan
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (182+ words) HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo is elevating animal health care for its senior animals. It's doing that with a brand new CT scanner. One of the first patients to use it -- a 21-year-old green anaconda named... What it looks like when…...
Mountain lion cub with missing toes rescued after being discovered alone in California
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (56+ words) A mountain lion cub missing some toes was found alone in the Santa Monica Mountains at just three weeks old. Crimson is now being cared for at the Oakland Zoo, and has clawed his way into people's hearts. Itay Hod…...
Birds of War | Sunday on 60 Minutes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (45+ words) Colombia is home to about 2,000 bird species, more than anywhere else on Earth. Decades of conflict kept people out of many areas, preserving the birds' habitat. Now birders are flocking in. Anderson Cooper reports, Sunday. Birds of War | Sunday on…...
Rare jellyfish that can have 70-foot tentacles wash up on Texas beach
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (304+ words) September 24, 2025 / 12:32 PM EDT / CBS News Multiple massive, rare jellyfish washed up on the Texas coast recently, surprising some beachgoers and feasting on a smaller jellyfish species. Jace Tunnell, the director of community engagement at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Harte…...
Houston Zoo could unveil major $4.6 million upgrade in months
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (374+ words) Entrance to the Houston Zoo located at Hermann Park in downtown Houston, Texas. A major upgrade of the rhino exhibit at the Houston Zoo could wrap up this fall. One exhibit at the Houston Zoo is getting a major glow-up…...