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Richard Moore is back on KGBT-TV with his locally-produced nature series.

The popular segment features wild places and animals from the Rio Grande Valley.

The Nature Report airs on Mondays and Wednesdays during Action 4 News Sunrise and at 6 p.m.

If you missed an episode, they'll be posted on this page.


Past Episodes of The Nature Report


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By Richard MooreWednesday, March 17, 2010
One of the rarest and most beautiful egrets in the United States is beginning its annual nesting season in the Rio Grande Valley.
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By Richard MooreMonday, March 15, 2010
It is wildflower season in deep South Texas, and if you drive north up Highway 77 you will enjoy the spectacular blooms at Sarita.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, March 10, 2010
If you are willing to get up a little early and stay out a little late, your reward is sometimes a magnificent display of color.
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By Richard MooreMonday, March 08, 2010
It's the little things in life that bring a smile to your face, for Richard Moore its tiny Carolina Wrens making their home in his backyard.
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By Richard MooreFriday, March 05, 2010
With warmer weather, the Valley’s largest venomous snake is becoming active. The Nature Report has some vital tips if you encounter one.
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By Richard MooreFriday, March 05, 2010
It may be still be winter throughout much of the country, but nesting season is in full swing for great blue herons on a remote island in the Lower Laguna Madre.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, February 24, 2010
It might not feel like it right now, but spring is fast approaching some colorful wildflowers are already emerging from the ranch land.
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By Richard MooreMonday, February 22, 2010
Texas tortoises now awakening from their winter's sleep, and as Richard Moore shows us, the well-rested and slow-paced tortoises can live for nearly a century.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, February 17, 2010
It may still be a little cool in deep South Texas, but native birds are already singing in the spring.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, February 17, 2010
There is a remote island in the Lower Laguna Madre that is a paradise for birds.  Nesting season is just beginning on the Audubon sanctuary Green Island.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, February 10, 2010
You just never know what you may encounter, if you spend a morning at a ranch country pond like this one just north of Raymondville.
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By Richard MooreMonday, February 08, 2010
This Friday evening, The Nature Report's Richard Moore will host the inaugural Ocelot Gala and the annual Ocelot Festival on Saturday.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, February 03, 2010
Deep South Texas is famous for its majestic birds of prey.  This should be a great year for nesting raptors with the help of a little more rainfall.
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By Richard MooreMonday, February 01, 2010
Whitetail deer hunting has wrapped up in deep South Texas but there are some exceptional bucks to look forward to next season.
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By Richard MooreMonday, January 25, 2010
With the weather warming, the Rio Grande Valley's alligator population is out soaking up the sun.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, January 20, 2010
Whitetail deer are playful creatures, and even on a chilly South Texas morning, young deer happily cavort in the cool waters of a remote ranch country pond.
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By Richard MooreMonday, January 18, 2010
The full moon casts a magical glow over the ranch country and illuminates the final dance of doe and buck in deep South Texas.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, January 13, 2010
They might not be the most charismatic of creatures, but nature's cleanup crew plays a vital role in the great outdoors.
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By Richard MooreMonday, January 11, 2010
Falconry represents one of man's earliest relationships with wildlife and Richard Moore talks with an expert falconer.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, January 06, 2010
Whitetail bucks will occasionally fight to the death during the winter rut.  When their antlers become locked together, it can be fatal for both.
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By Richard MooreMonday, January 04, 2010
It is early January, and there is plenty of winter left, but wild turkey gobblers are already squaring off in ritual springtime battles.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, December 30, 2009
From birds to bucks to butterflies, 2009 was a year of memorable wildlife encounters.  Richard Moore takes a look back in The Nature Report.
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By Richard MooreMonday, December 28, 2009
Foggy mornings bring a sense of magic to the South Texas wildlands, and it's always worth the wait to see what the clearing mist will reveal.
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By Richard MooreMonday, December 21, 2009
Nilgai antelope are not native to South Texas but to hunter's delight, they are abundant in the ranch country north of Raymondville.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, December 16, 2009
When whitetail bucks encounter one another a little posturing happens but sometimes they lock antlers to prove who is dominant.
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By Richard MooreMonday, December 14, 2009
South Texas outdoorsmen spend countless hours in deer blinds in December.  In today's Nature Report, a morning vigil can be very rewarding.
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By Richard MooreMonday, December 07, 2009
It was a chilly 25 degrees in the ranch land Saturday morning and Richard Moore shares his frosty adventure in today's Nature Report.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, December 02, 2009
Foggy mornings have a special allure in the Rio Grande Valley's wildlands where deer and the antelope roam.
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By Richard MooreMonday, November 30, 2009
It's that time of the year in Deep South Texas when the weather is beginning to get a little chilly and the whitetail bucks are on the prowl.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, November 25, 2009
The vast majority of these turkey dinners will be the domesticated variety, but wild turkeys thrive throughout North America.
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By Richard MooreMonday, November 23, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore joins a local marine biologist who has been monitoring the red tide for nearly two months.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, November 18, 2009
The persistent Red Tide is responsible for yet another fish kill and coastal ecologists hope the toxic tide may finally be on the wane.  
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By Richard MooreMonday, November 16, 2009
The chances of catching a raccoon out during the middle of the day are pretty slim, but Richard Moore was lucky enough in today's Nature Report.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, November 11, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore takes us out on a duck hunt as the new season is now under way across the entire state.
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By Richard MooreMonday, November 09, 2009
In today's Nature Report, the U.S. Border Patrol's Canine Corps in the Rio Grande Valley has set a record for illegal drug seizures.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, November 04, 2009
The most anticipated day on the sportsman’s calendar is set for this Saturday -- the opening day of whitetail deer season.
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By Richard MooreMonday, November 02, 2009
In today's Nature Report, the latest cool front has brought the vanguard of wintering birds to the Rio Grande Valley.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, October 28, 2009
It's the perfect time to visit the National Butterfly Center in Mission where abundant blooms are attracting thousands of butterflies.
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By Richard MooreMonday, October 26, 2009
The Rio Grande Valley's dwindling ocelot population recently suffered a crucial loss in the wildcat's most important sanctuary.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, October 21, 2009
Millions of fish have already died along the lower Texas coast from the persistent red tide.
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By Richard MooreMonday, October 19, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore invites us to his backyard for one of the most beautiful transformations in nature.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, October 14, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore explores the unusual friendship between a really big buck and a frisky young fawn.
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By Richard MooreMonday, October 12, 2009
Monday marks the beginning of National Wildlife Refuge Week and the Rio Grande Valley boasts several of the nation's most popular refuges.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, October 07, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore takes us into the wild for a beautiful snapshot of deer and butterflies.
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By Richard MooreMonday, October 05, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore takes us through the transition whitetail deer are experiencing in the South Texas ranch country.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, September 30, 2009
It is a great time of year for butterfly watching in the Valley as recent rains have helped produce abundant blooms.
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By Richard MooreMonday, September 28, 2009
It’s late September with a touch of fall in the air, and there is no better place to observe wildlife than on a remote ranch country pond.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, September 23, 2009
In today's Nature Report, Richard Moore catches a buck during that brief period when he is shedding his velvet.
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By Richard MooreMonday, September 21, 2009
The South Texas ranch country is famous for its big bucks and Richard Moore has tracked one down that is exceptional.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, September 09, 2009
It’s not unusual to find several species of South Texas snakes hunting thru the trees but as sometimes the serpents are surprisingly large and occasionally they even have rattles.
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By Richard MooreMonday, September 07, 2009
The opening weekend of whitewing dove season in the Rio Grande Valley is a huge tradition, especially when you have a new labrador retriever to try out.
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By Richard MooreWednesday, September 02, 2009
The ninth of the Rio Grande Valley’s World Birding Centers is set to open later this month but Richard Moore got us a sneak preview.  
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