Wildlife

Austin is not often associated with alligators. But gators do loom large in our local history.

Every so often, someone spots a wild cat in their neighborhood that's almost certainly not a domestic stray. Who is roaming the city?

The Bracken Cave Preserve, outside of San Antonio, is home to as many as 20 million bats.

The sick dolphin was stranded on a Texas beach and died after being harassed by a crowd of people. Some had tried to ride the animal, according to rescuers.

The agency warns that interfering with local critters may do more harm than good.

For two years, researchers at the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve have been recording the preserve to see how human noise influences the natural world.

According to the federal wildlife agency, this newly acquired land is a major stopover area for migratory birds. It will now be added to a nearly 70,000-acre wildlife refuge.

Two pairs of whooping cranes nested on private land in Jefferson and Chambers counties this year. It’s believed to be the first time the endangered birds have nested in Texas since the 1800s.

The bridge will allow people and animals to safely cross over the parkway that divides the 330-acre park and make it easier for animals to reach watering holes.

From Texas Standard:Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, but it’s tough to argue that some animals are just more beautiful than others. The sea…