WILDLIFE

An attack by a grizzly bear has left two people dead in a national park in western Canada, and the bear was later killed by park rangers, officials said.

A bear that was seen roaming Uvalde last week has been safely captured, according to officials.

A couple in the Rio Grande Valley was arrested this week after attempting to sell a jaguar cub, federal officials said.

The San Antonio River Authority is opening a 74-acre park in West Bexar County and a 351-acre park in South Bexar County just in time for fall outings.

A Girl Scout troop’s trip to a Southeast Texas lake over the weekend turned into a terrifying encounter when they spotted an alligator swimming toward them.

A fatal neurological disease among deer has been detected in the Hill Country ahead of the fall hunting season.

The San Antonio Zoo announced the hatchings of nearly 50 Oklahoma Cave Crayfish, “one of the rarest crayfish species in North America.”

Under its “Our Texas, Our Future” campaign, the films bring attention to the work various organizations are doing in Texas to protect wildlife habitats, save endangered animal species and showcase the beauty of Texas.

A rare secretary bird hatched at the San Antonio Zoo for the first time in more than 15 years.

When Tom Howe visited Padre Island last week, he didn’t expect to see a badger in broad daylight, much less on the beach hunting for crabs.

A Texas woman says she feels like “the luckiest person alive” after a snake fell out of the sky and landed on her and was then attacked by a hawk.

A 1,205-acre nature preserve with hiking and bird-watching opportunities is opening in the Hill Country.

With the summer heat wave in full swing in Southern California, a backyard pool is a tempting place to take a dip. Even for a bear.

Here at KSAT, we’ve been reporting on the effects on waterways due to the lack of rain.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is launching a new campaign to help educate the public about a fatal neurological disease among deer known as Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD.

An owl that’s currently found in South Texas is listed under the Endangered Species Act — again.

A bison gored and significantly injured an Arizona woman in Yellowstone National Park.

A fatal neurological disease known as “zombie deer disease” has been detected in more animals in Frio and Zavala counties, southwest of San Antonio.

A cute video from the Round Rock Fire Department shows firefighters rescuing even some of the smallest animals from a tight situation.

The Padre Island National Seashore says it recently received a “not-so-welcome visitor.” The invasive Australian Spotted Jellyfish, or Phyllorhiza punctata, was spotted on North Beach, PINS said.

The Honey Creek State Natural Area in Spring Branch has grown by 515 acres, thanks to a $25 million acquisition that protects the area amid the commercial and residential development boom.

Photos from KSAT viewers show they’ve been “splooting” just about anywhere they can get some reprieve as temperatures soar in the San Antonio area.

Benito the giraffe arrived in Mexico’s arid northern border city of Ciudad Juarez just last month, and already the climate appears to be a problem — and he's only had to deal with the scorching heat of summer.

If you’ve noticed more snake sightings at the San Antonio River Walk or even in your neighborhood, it’s not uncommon for this time of year.

Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas’ Marion County earlier this year.

A principal at a West Virginia elementary school had a little bear scare on Monday when the animal jumped out of a dumpster near campus.

An emaciated alligator that was found in a New York City lake and sent to the Bronx Zoo for recovery has died.

People who see young animals alone in the wild and assume they’re “abandoned” by their mothers should refrain from handling them.

Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn’t a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner.

Officials say a rescued juvenile dolphin that was airlifted from Texas to the Florida Keys about one year ago is thriving.

A little girl is being credited with saving a Giant Pacific octopus that was stranded on a Washington beach.

Mitchell Lake Audubon Center is excited to bring back Migratory Bird Fest as we celebrate spring migration with a free, family-friendly community festival. This annual event will take place on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

When the Atascosa County Animal Control responded to a call on Thursday morning, they were met with a toothy and scaly surprise.

People in a Southeast Side neighborhood are getting the word out about a group of wild hogs that are roaming the streets.

The deadly Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 has moved eastward in Texas and was detected for the first time in the Hill Country.

An alligator was found in a chilly New York City lake on Sunday, far from the subtropical and tropical climates where such creatures thrive.

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating the arrival of 17 lesser flamingo chicks — with more on the way.

Animal observing at a zoo or aquarium are popular activities for many, but some have decided to take it to a new level.

Jace Tunnell with the University of Texas Marine Science Institute found a “rare” monster-like fish on Mustang Island near Port Aransas. Tunnell, who is the reserve director for the institute, posted a video of a dead 4-foot-long American eel.

Dozens of volunteers used clippers and gloves while working together to clean a South Side wildlife site Saturday morning.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said two desert cottontail rabbits and one black-tailed jackrabbit in El Paso County tested positive for the disease.

Elmer the porcupine is apparently not afraid of big cats at the San Antonio Zoo. The zoo posted a video of Elmer visiting the lions on Wednesday on Facebook.

More than six dozen threatened manatees are currently in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution.

It’s not a record-setter for the lake or even the biggest red drum fish caught this month.

The Texas State Aquarium released nine loggerhead sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico after they were rehabilitated at its program in Corpus Christi.

The San Antonio Zoo has earned an excellence in animal welfare certificate from the American Humane organization.

A San Antonio bird rehabilitation organization is asking for the public’s help in searching for a bald eagle that escaped on Monday evening on the North Side.

Two orphaned cougar cubs that a rancher found in Washington have settled into a new home in Texas.

The aquarium decided to relocate its sea turtle operations to the nearby 26,000-square-foot Striker Building at the Port of Corpus Christi.

San Antonio Zoo has partnered with the Director of Wine Making at Kerrville Hills Winery, John Rivenburgh, to create Conservino, a wine that will help conservation efforts in wildlife.

Embark on a stunning visual journey, narrated by Mathew McConaughey, into the Lone Star state’s hidden natural wonders.

A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his friend, eventually drawing a more brutal attack to himself.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding state park visitors to leave no trace, including putting those rocks down.

Texas wildlife is still feeling the effects of the drought, and that will likely affect hunters this fall season, according to biologists.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking hunters, wildlife rehabilitators and the public, in general, to be cautious when handling birds to help reduce the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPIA.

Texas horned lizards that hatched at the San Antonio Zoo’s Center for Conservation and Research this summer have been released into the wild.

Texas hunters should expect moderate conditions for white-tailed deer when the season kicks off this fall.

Authorities say a shark has attacked and killed a U.S. cruise ship passenger who was snorkeling in waters around the Bahamas. Tuesday’s attack involved a 58-year-old woman from Pennsylvania and occurred at a popular snorkeling spot near Green Cay in the northern Bahamas, police spokeswoman Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told The Associated Press.

A North Texas man who typically witnesses quiet games of golf from his backyard caught a rare sight last week.

Researchers in the Rio Grande Valley discovered an invasive crayfish that can have a negative effect on native species and can also carry the crayfish plague.

A campground at Big Bend National Park is closed to the public due to increased bear activity.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may add containment and surveillance zones to stem the spread of chronic wasting disease, or “zombie deer disease,” in South-Central Texas.

Visitors of Big Bend National Park now have a new 3-mile loop trail to test their hiking skills on.

The U.S. Coast Guard seized 40 sharks that were caught illegally off the South Texas coast earlier this week.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife released its newest conservation license plate that features “one of the toughest birds around.”

An ailing manatee that was found and rehabilitated in Texas late last year is now in Florida after being flown from Texas on a cargo plane.

The Texas State Aquarium is caring for eight sick loggerhead sea turtles that were found stranded on Port Aransas beaches, and they’re among several others that were recently found dead or sick.

A lion formerly housed at the San Antonio Zoo fatally attacked a lioness at an Alabama zoo during an introduction earlier this week.

The Window Trail in the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park is closed to public use until further notice.

About 6,000 bees were recently removed from inside the walls of an Omaha couple's 100-year-old home.

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would deliver nearly $1.5 billion annually to fund state-level wildlife plans intended to help vulnerable species.

A 5-year-old Texas boy was hospitalized after he was bit by a copperhead snake while doing yardwork earlier this month.

The use and sale of the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle have been in the public eye after the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde late last month that left 21 people dead.

A 2-year-old boy who was attacked by a coyote on the porch of his Dallas home is recovering.

National Park Service officials say a wild horse who has become “extremely aggressive” with staff and visitors at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland has been relocated to a Texas wildlife sanctuary.

Police say a 2-year-old child has been hospitalized in critical condition after being mauled by a coyote on the front porch of the child's Dallas home.

Sheriff’s deputies captured video of a large alligator crawling through a front yard in Florida before making its way into a community lake.

A dolphin that was stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers tried to swim with it and ride it, according to the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

A hungry javelina in Arizona ended up going for a drive when it became trapped inside a car.

A fungus that has killed millions of bats nationwide has been found in Louisiana but has not sickened any bats so far in the state.

The Texas coral snake is a little more distinct than any other venomous snake in the state, as it’s brightly colored with red, yellow and black bands and can be seen from several feet away.

A rabies-infected fox had contact with someone in Kerrville last week, making it the second rabies case this year in Kerr County.

The lizard’s fragility has been recognized since at least 1977, when the state officially classified horny toads as threatened. The growing sprawl of Texas cities wiped away large swaths of habitat.

If you have walked, run or ridden in some of the San Antonio city parks or trailheads recently, you may have noticed large beautiful sculptures depicting South Texas native flowers.

The wildlife stories are bigger in Texas, too.

Researchers are calling on the public to report monarch butterfly sightings in eight southern and Gulf states.

Two children in the Austin area are recovering from rattlesnake bites that happened at two separate parks within days of each other.

The spill gate failure on Aug. 3 at the hydroelectric dam in Lake Gonzales has people feeling the economic effects of the drained lake.

A large loggerhead sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has a new home in Texas.

A spill gate failure on has put the future of Lake Gonzales and its wildlife in jeopardy.

An 11-year-old girl visiting the beach on South Padre Island was hospitalized from a suspected shark bite, according to city officials.

Over 25 alligator snapping turtles were released back into the East Texas wild after they were seized in an illegal trafficking attempt in 2016, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Though it’s only July, the total number of Florida manatee deaths in 2021 has already reached a higher total than it did in all of 2020, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A grizzly bear that pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her this week has been fatally shot in Montana.

Editor’s note: We have been told by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that CWD is not commonly referred to as ‘Zombie Deer Disease’ despite multiple reports from other outlets. We have reached out to the CDC for further information as well and will update this story with further details.

Night critters are putting the new Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge to use just months after its completion.

As people are venturing outdoors for the summertime, the chances of coming across a snake are more likely, especially in Texas.

Texas Parks and Wildlife’s community archery program wants to help all Texans learn the different skills necessary to becoming a successful bowhunter.

A South Texas fisherman landed a whopper 876-pound bluefin tuna last month about 150 miles off the coast of Port Aransas, breaking a nearly 40-year state record.