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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…...
Research to help dogs live longer, healthier lives could unlock secrets for people to age better, too
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1865+ words) Updated on: June 7, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News This is an updated version of a story first published on March 422, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. That's what the Dog Aging Project is all about: unlocking secrets to a longer,…...
Nature: Cactus blooms in Arizona
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (26+ words) We leave you this Sunday morning with cactus in bloom at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona. Videographer: Scot Miller. Nature: Cactus blooms in Arizona...
Dino the tailless dolphin is Texas' newest accidental mascot
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) Despite Dino's lack of tail flukes, Galveston Bay Foundation's Vanessa Mintzer said she believes the dolphin gets around by "swimming more like a fish than a dolphin." One afternoon in September 2022, researchers from the the Galveston Bay Foundation's Dolphin Research…...
1 million Houston toad eggs released in Central Texas to help the native species make a comeback
4+ mon, 2+ 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, 3+ 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, 1+ week 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…...
Colombia has nearly 2,000 types of birds. Discover some of the species birders flock there to see.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) May 3, 2026 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News Colombia, with its varied geography, has about 2,000 species of birds — more than any other country in the world. All those species of birds have become an important part of a growing ecotourism industry. It brings…...
Birding takes flight after peace deal between Colombia and guerrilla group | 60 Minutes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (36+ words) In Colombia, decades of fighting between the government, left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and narco-traffickers preserved bird habitats in Colombia. Birding takes flight after peace deal between Colombia and guerrilla group | 60 Minutes...
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…...