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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A phantom cat secretively stalks the remnants of thick thorny brush in southernmost Texas.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Easter sunrise is fast approaching, and while it is early in the South Texas outdoors for most birds to be laying eggs some like the great blue heron are already incubating.

Monday, March 25, 2013  If you want to see an alligator at Alligator Pond on Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge east of Rio Hondo, then you are out of luck.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The majestic Ocelot is a small feline, found only in the South Texas area.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Winter Texans and other folks donate thousands of hours of time and volunteer work for local wildlife refuges.  Richard Moore introduces us to some dedicated volunteers at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

Monday, January 07, 2013  If you are want to enjoy the sights and sounds of wild geese, then Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is the place to go.  Richard Moore takes us out where the call of the wild resounds.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The Rio Grande Valley is world renown for its birds and home to a variety of raptors or birds of prey.  Two of the most sought after by birding enthusiasts are the Harris' hawk and cara cara, and as Richard Moore shows us they can be very competitive.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Eco-tourism and bird watching in particular is worth 463-million dollars annually to the Valley and the annual celebration of the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival begins today.  Richard Moore has a preview of what birders can expect.

Monday, November 28, 2011  There are dozens of alligators prowling the waterways of the lower Valley, and as Richard Moore shows us, some of the toothy reptiles are extremely large.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Biologists at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge are excited by a documented sighting of a male moutain lion a the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

Monday, February 21, 2011  With fewer than 50 ocelots thought to remain in Deep South Texas, the chance of seeing one in the wild is remote. However, this ocelot kitten estimated to be about four months old suddenly appeared late last year at a watering hole near the Visitors Center at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Jody Mays emerges from the thorny chaparral at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge with one of the rarest cats in the Untied States. There are estimated to be fewer than 50 ocelots remaining in the country, and the only place they occur is Deep South Texas.

Saturday, February 05, 2011  Volunteers are spending the weekend trying to save the lives of 500 sea turtles who washed up on the shores of different beaches and bays in Cameron County.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  A local wildlife group is celebrating the birth of two ocelots kittens in the Rio Grande Valley.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010  A bird usually found in the Arctic has turned up in near Beeville.