Wildlife

An illustration of several animals in a Texas night scene. There's a ringtail, a scorpion, an armadillo, a gray fox, a rattlesnake, and hawks

Seven Texas Critters to Look Out for at Night

By Asher Elbein

March 24, 2026

Texas Spring Brings a Bounty of Birds

By Joe Nick Patoski

March 20, 2026

Winter Is the Unsung Season of Birding in Texas

By Joe Nick Patoski

February 5, 2026

An illustration of various birds in red, green, purple, and blue.

A Texan’s Guide to Birding

By Marisa Charpentier

February 5, 2026

Black birds fly perch on white gourd-shaped birdhouses in a green grassy open space

The Purple Martin Is Texas’ Latest Aerial Obsession

By Alice Scott

August 4, 2025

A gray and white wolf lays sitting up on the floor with a green bush in the background

Sleep With the Wolves in Navasota

By Saba Khonsari

March 10, 2025

A sea turtle lays on a table as a person wearing gloves holds it

Inside the World’s Largest Sea Turtle Hospital

By Amanda Ogle

March 1, 2025

A group of people wearing headlamps shine lights from a boat in darkness

Facing Fears in Gator Country

By Laura Mallonee

December 4, 2024

An alligator swims through water

Go Reptilian at Crocodile Encounters in Angleton

By Saba Khonsari

November 26, 2024

A black iridiscent bird perches on a wood pillar

Are Grackles in Trouble in Texas?

By Asher Elbein

November 8, 2024

An orange Monarch butterfly lands on an orange flower in a field of flowers and grass

The Friendliest Animals in Texas

By Dina Gachman

October 22, 2024

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