The Great Trinity Forest—many have heard of it, but how many of us really know what it is? In the…
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Camp Caracara
Dateline - July 8, 2021 - Cooke County A pair of Crested Caracara perched atop an old chimney in Cooke…
Losing Lemmon Lake
I first discovered Lemmon Lake early one morning in the Summer of 2012. Glimpses of the deep blue water could…
Why it’s Challenging to Treat Coyotes with Mange
Healthy Coyotes... Winter coat (left) and summer coat (right).Click to enlarge Anyone who has spent time observing Coyotes in North…
Snow Geese Galore
Snow Geese Galore! Dateline - February 14, 2018 An admission—this wildlife sighting did not take place inside our usual 10…
Getting Around Town—Underground!
A few weeks ago, I noticed outside my office window, a lone Coyote. It was a daytime sighting made in…
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North Texas, Hollywood, and Bonnie & Clyde
Movie Poster for the 1967 Film Fifty-five years. It makes me shake my head in disbelief when I think about…
Cauble Enterprises
The entrance to the Cauble Ranch during its heydays There's a ranch just north of Denton on Interstate 35. These…
The Wise County Time Machine
Entering the Wise County Time Machine I made my first trip to Wise County way back in the early 1980's. …
The Legend of Goatman’s Bridge
Dateline - October 28, 2013 I mention Old Alton Bridge frequently on this website. This bridge spans Hickory Creek in…
The Cold War Comes Home
Dateline - June 12, 2005 Way back in the summer of 1979 my dad took an astronomy course at the…
Ghost Towns in North Texas?
Dateline - March 28, 2005 While collecting data for the maps I made for this site I stumbled across something…
Wildlife Rehab
Rehabbing Baby Bobcats
Our friend---and wildlife rehabber---Kari Waddle has been at it again. The last time we checked in with Kari, she had…
The Unordinary Raccoon
Dateline - May 2, 2020 - Dallas, Texas Those of you who follow this website know that I am always…
Gray Foxes Get Some Help
We have two types of foxes here in North Texas—the Red Fox and the Gray Fox. Here is what Wikipedia…
Rehabbing the Bald Eagle
Wildlife rehabilitation is a challenging endeavor even under the best of circumstances. Wild animals—especially adult wild animals—are often stressed by…
Incubating Eggs
You may remember the unique and unfortunate situation we discovered in Carrollton back in the late spring. A pair of…
Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Dateline - August 26, 2012 It is no secret that I enjoy working on this web site. Almost every week…
Rescue, Rehab, and Release
Dateline - March 1, 2009 This past spring my daughter and I were invited to participate in an event that…
Hearts Afire
Dateline - February 1, 2014 One of the great privileges of keeping this website is the opportunity it affords me…
Mountain Lions in DFW
Dallas/Fort Worth Mountain Lion Tracker
LAST UPDATED: January 2025 This is an article that I have been intending to put together for quite some time…
Are There Mountain Lions In The Dallas/Fort Worth Area?
UPDATED: June 12, 2025 The Mountain Lion goes by many different names, cougar, puma, panther, painter, catamount. All of these…
Mountain Lions in the Metroplex?
This spring has been the season of Mountain Lion sightings in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I have received an unusual…
Rowlett Mountain Lion Confirmed!
Dateline - November 23, 2020 - Rowlett, Texas BIG NEWS! Click to Read This is a wildlife sighting confirmation fifteen…
A Lion’s Fate
Thirty-seven Days in the Metroplex By now many of you have heard the story of the recent Mountain Lion sightings…
Is It Is or Is It Ain’t?
A Confirmed Cougar Sighting in East Texas? Some of you may have already seen this story from the Tyler Morning…
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Listening to Bats
There are some 33 species of bats that call Texas home. Of these, possibly as…
The Power of Play
There are times while I am observing wildlife that I allow myself a little latitude…
Wildlife Rehabilitation
I first became interested in wildlife rehabilitation when I was just a boy. I still…
Business Park Bobcats
DATELINE - April 2025 As counter intuitive as it may seem, it turns out that…
Wise County Creek Bed
A Year on the Creek Setting trail cameras in a Wise County creek bed On…
Dallas/Fort Worth Mountain Lion Tracker
LAST UPDATED: January 2025 This is an article that I have been intending to put…
Elon Got It Wrong
Elon and PayPal Imagine for a moment that we have gone back in time some…
Hatchling Alligators at the Fort Worth Nature Center
DATLELINE - Summer 2024 A Dallas/Fort Worth native... The American Alligator There are a number…
The Contemptible Collar
DATLELINE - Autumn 2024 This is an article I wish I didn't feel compelled to…
Camouflage and Coloration in North Texas Mammals
North Texas Mammals come in a variety of different colors. For some species their coloration…
Book Review: Coyotes Among Us
Cover The book Coyotes Among Us - The City's Top Predator by Stanley D. Gehrt,…
Coyotes are Dogs
Coyote - Canis latrans How do you feel about Coyotes? The spectrum of possible responses…
How Much Oil?
The world runs on oil. Petroleum powers our transportation. It is used for heating and…
Controlled Burn
DATELINE - 2023 - WISE COUNTY Every now and again I like to run some…
Slow and Unaware
Downtown Dallas Photograph courtesy Wikimedia Commons North Texas is home to a whole host of…
Medusa and Knobby
DATELINE - May 2022 thru January 2024 In the summer of 2022 my trail cameras…