Wildlife & Pets

Rescues & Shelters are Overcrowded… How can you help? Animal Shelter Volunteers of Texas (ASVT) has more than 100 animals in our foster program and...

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS Growing up in the Midwest, I had one as a pet. I referred to it as a chameleon. I’ve also heard this critter...

Fishing Hole Nature: Our Many Different Woodpeckers When you live in East Texas, woodpeckers are a common sight - Red-Headed, Hairy, Pileated, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Red-Bellied,...

The Pros and Cons of Pet Vaccines In the past few years, the idea of receiving vaccines has become a controversial topic.  The recent vaccines...

Pets with a Mission Inc: The Human-Animal Bond There is no doubt that humans and animals have a close connection, also called a human-animal bond. ...

Tree Frogs The first and only time I’ve seen one of these critters was on my living room wall. Don’t know how he got there...

Please Don’t Feed the Animals! As our area continues to become further developed, many more people are coming into closer proximity to native wildlife.  It’s...

Celebrating The 4th of July… What Does It Mean To Animals? We all love to celebrate and July 4th is traditionally a day for respectful...

Breeding Birds: Till Death Do Them Part, Sometimes If you’ve braved the heat even for a walk around your yard or block, you’ve seen or...

Fishing Hole Nature: Celebrating Our Local East Texas Bald Eagles! We celebrate our country’s independence next month, and what better way to honor the...