The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to increase the size of two protected areas on the Texas coast, saying the expansions would protect the habitat of several bird species, including the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized plans to expand two wildlife refuges on the Texas coast, a move the agency says will help conserve habitats for endangered species. The Aransas ...

HOUSTON - Trudging through the tall grass still wet from 4 inches of weekend rain one day last month, Terry Rossignol and Rebekah Smith push toward a pen holding four Attwater's prairie chickens ready ...

Tyler’s Caldwell Zoo recently announced significant progress in its mission to protect endangered wildlife, with two major conservation milestones this summer involving species native to Texas: the ...

TEXAS CITY - Brandon Crawford stopped his white SUV in the middle of a waterlogged, mosquito-filled prairie, and pointed what looked like a 1970s television antenna toward the horizon. A steady "ping, ...

The Attwater’s prairie-chicken is one of nature’s most fascinating and unusual birds, often compared to a rabbit because of its distinctive tufts and compact body. Native to the coastal grasslands of ...

HOUSTON (AP) – New research shows that trapping fire ants could help save wildlife, including at least one endangered species. The voracious fire ants were accidentally imported in a ship’s ballast to ...

The Coastal Prairie Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program will present “Prairie Heritage Day” in cooperation with Brazos Bend State Park on Saturday, Nov. 7. This family-oriented event, free ...