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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, March 06, 2013  A Dallas man has been sentenced to a year of probation after he pleaded guilty to killing a whooping crane, a federally protected species of endangered waterfowl.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  If congress fails to make a new budget deal before March 1 major cuts are headed our way.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection alone faces $754 million in cuts.

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.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  A wetlands restoration projects could bring both birds and tourists to Tio Cano Lake just north of La Feria.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Animals at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge are having a dinner party, but there is one guest missing!  Magdalena Garcia and Cristina de la Garza joined Action 4 Sunrise to explain more about their scavenger hunt.

Friday, September 28, 2012  Paramedics rushed several members of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fire crew to a local hospital after being attacked by bees.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  The Republican-controlled House has approved a bill that would allow the Border Patrol to circumvent more than a dozen environmental laws on all federally managed lands within 100 miles of the borders with Mexico and Canada.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  The endangered whooping cranes that winter on the Texas Gulf Coast survived a historic drought and their numbers have risen.

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.