Are Texas Fireflies Okay?
Our backyards don't seem to be lighting up like they used to.
Our backyards don't seem to be lighting up like they used to.
It’s, uh, kind of X-rated.
Anglers used to dismiss it as a “trash fish.” Now fishermen (and scientists) are recognizing the gar for the amazing creature it is.
West Texas is home to some of the world's most spectacular fossils, from the gentle moose camel to the fearsome tusked swamp beast.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a bird crashing into a plane!
Fewer than 200 of the birds remain in the wild. Every spring, they put on a vibrant mating display.
Aggressive birds are ruffling feathers in an over-55 Georgetown neighborhood. Residents have fended off the gobblers with decorative pillows and golf clubs.
Dr. Andy Glusenkamp of the zoo's Center for Conservation & Research leads volunteers in a hands-on experience to preserve the beloved state reptile.
If you try to kill it with a shovel, it’ll just split into two.
He's from California, but we're still proud of him and his namesake.
This bizarre species has a more potent sting than a Portuguese man-of-war.
Ghostly axolotls float, sausage-fat skinks dive, and snakes slither in thoughtfully designed, naturalistic habitats at the new Johnson City zoo.
Count yourself lucky if you catch a glimpse of this common but shy nocturnal mammal.
They’ve overrun nearly the entire state, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage annually in spite of widespread attempts at eradication—including traps, contraceptives, and a heavily armed Ted Nugent.
The majestic birds nest only in houses built by human “landlords.”
The tiniest of Texas birds are also some of the most marvelous, reaching speeds of up to fifty miles per hour.
A serial escape artist, he’s coming to Texas after the Saint Louis Zoo couldn’t handle his wily ways.
Lyne Raff gets up close and personal with moths, cicadas, and other intricate insects.
Collected in 1941, A. buceei languished in a drawer for decades.
The new party VIPs are beer-drinking goats, beer-toting donkeys, and the occasional giraffe.
He and Mrs. Pickles are the proud parents of three new hatchlings.
Favorable weather led to scads of the insects this spring. (And no, they don’t eat mosquitos.)
Garret Langlois explains how he first stumbled upon, then dove into the exciting discovery that beavers had returned to the Llano Estacado after thousands of years.
Bob and Donna McFarland have handed out 177 nest boxes for the colorful species.
In a dark corner of Natural Bridge Caverns, near San Antonio, wildcat bones lay undisturbed for thousands of years. Scientists are just beginning to unlock their mysteries.
Two ’roos recently went walkabout, calling attention to the fact that in Texas it’s legal to keep them as pets—but that doesn’t mean you should.
Visitors can watch injured sea turtles and dolphins recover at the state-of-the-art facility.
Scientists are using GPS collars to gather surprising data—including on one bear that walked 35 miles to dumpster dive.
It’ll punch you with a tiny spear that has the force of a .22 rifle.
After a leopard escape, the suspicious death of a vulture, and the theft of two monkeys, Texans are anxiously awaiting an explanation.
The blind, elusive Bone Cave harvestman was at the center of a right-wing attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act.
An escape in 1950 inspired my novel. The wildly different public reactions show how much our relationship to animals has changed.
It’s easy to forget that fire ants are actually an invasive species.
Proposed regulations have prompted an intense backlash from hunters, trappers, and landowners.
When Bruno went missing, Alex Reyna lost a key member of his oil-field crew.
It’s furry and cute, but it can cause intense, throbbing pain for up to twelve hours!
From the man responsible for emptying it.
Each winter, a wildlife sanctuary near the Panhandle hosts one of the world’s largest gatherings of these beautiful birds.
Years ago, Kenneth Henneke helped develop a feisty catfish, and now he stocks a variety of species for anglers across the state.
I’m not sure I ever bought the story of the Texas horned lizard that survived thirty years in a courthouse cornerstone, but it’s a tale that reminds me why I love storytelling.
Thousands of years after they were wiped out from the area, an obsessed wildlife ecologist has found evidence that the bucktoothed critters are beginning to recolonize.
The Huntsville penitentiary wants to tear down the abandoned warehouse where a massive bat colony spends half the year. Locals and conservationists have banded together to find an alternate solution.
Stuart Marcus has spent years identifying and photographing hundreds of species of moths near the Trinity River, but he still has more to go.
Fifty years ago, a minor league game in Midland was postponed for the rarest of reasons—a swarm of grasshoppers biblical in its proportions.
In 1998, Texas Country Reporter did an episode about Roxanne Ward, a champion hog caller who was quirky, kind, and so unapologetically herself we’ll never forget her.
“It really is one of the greatest wildlife-conservation successes of our time here in Texas.”
Texas Country Reporter paid a visit to the world-class wildlife preservation center, where a rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley turtle made a return to the sea.
After taking her thousands of miles across 48 states, Tiffany Kersten’s adventure led her right back home.
When she began her year-long bird-spotting adventure, Tiffany Kersten was lost and lonely. She ended up achieving a major milestone—and finding her way.
The elusive bat falcon, the raucous chachalaca, and the luminous violet-crowned hummingbird belong on your life list.