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PBS Show - Austin Bat Refuge & More


Episode 26, Season 40 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. The Austin Bat Refuge is giving orphaned and injured bats a second chance by rehabilitating them in a safe environment until they’re ready to be released back into the wild. Meet Virginia Rose, a birder who started a national movement to introduce people to the joys of birding. Wildlife experts race to restore bighorn sheep to West Texas, capturing them by helicopter and releasing them in the Franklin Mountains. Austin Bat Refuge - 1:20 Austin Texas is home to the largest urban bat colony in the world with one and a half million Mexican free-tailed bats living under the South Congress Avenue bridge. It’s also home to the Austin Bat Refuge where orphaned and injured bats are rehabilitated in a safe environment until they’re ready to be released back into the wild. Birdability - 9:21 In cooperation with Travis Audubon, we bring you this special video presentation. Virginia Rose, a passionate advocate for birding accessibility and inclusivity, is the driving force behind Birdability, an initiative dedicated to introducing people with access challenges to birding, making birding sites and festivals more accessible, and ensuring that birding communities are welcoming and inclusive for everybody. For more information: birdability.com and travisaudubon.org Restoring Texas Bighorn - 15:51 A daring mission unfolds to restore Desert Bighorn Sheep to West Texas. From helicopter captures to their release in the Franklin Mountains, wildlife experts race to save a species battling habitat loss, disease, and invasive threats. Postcard From Texas: Sandcastles - 24:01 Watch a master sandcastle crafter at work on the beaches of Galveston Island State Park. Chapters: Intro - 00:00 Austin Bat Refuge - 1:20 Accessible Birding - 9:21 Bighorn Sheep - 15:51 Postcard - 24:01 Stories from this episode: https://youtu.be/etuusqpP368 https://youtu.be/latqcPcuZAU https://youtu.be/CzTtAS-KZTo Episode 26, Season 40, Program 3326 Air Dates: March 30 - April 5, 2025 & September 28 - October 4, 2025. When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texasparkswildlife/ #texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #nature #documentary #fullepisode

PBS Show - Javelina Homeland & More


Episode 25, Season 40 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. The Panhandle’s Lake Meredith is known nationwide as one of the South’s best walleye fisheries. Candidates try out for a spot on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Dive and Underwater Recovery Team. Wildlife biologists and researchers team up to learn more about javelinas in South Texas. Fishing for Walleye - 1:20 Lake Meredith, a 16,000-acre, canyon-type reservoir located northeast of Amarillo, was created when the Canadian River was impounded in 1965. This Panhandle lake is known nationwide as one of the South’s best walleye fisheries. Whether you’re looking for a trophy-sized female or a limit of smaller walleye for the fryer, spring is the right time to try this West Texas reservoir. Javelina Homeland - 8:04 A new research project in South Texas is taking a closer look at the javelina, also known as the collared peccary. These short stocky animals are often mistaken for feral hogs, but they actually belong to a totally separate family of mammals. Follow along as a group of researchers attempts to capture a “squadron” of javelinas for their study. Making the Team - 14:37 The Texas Game Warden Dive Team responds to urgent situations across the state. A group of applicants compete for a coveted spot on the elite team by proving their physical strength and ability to be a good teammate. Postcard From Texas: Enchanted Rock Expansion - 24:16 The Texas Hill Country is about to get more “enchanting” thanks to the recent purchase of property adjacent to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Llano County. Check out the new views! Chapters: Intro - 00:00 Lake Meredith Walleye - 1:20 Javelina Squadron - 8:04 Game Warden Dive Team - 14:37 Postcard: Enchanted Rock Expansion - 24:16 Stories from this episode: https://youtu.be/9I9Bq9nuVhg https://youtu.be/XuXyRNvLdvI https://youtu.be/I1h4IzQD6m8 Episode 25, Season 40, Program 3325 Air Dates: March 23-29, 2025 & September 21-27, 2025. When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texasparkswildlife/ #texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #nature #documentary #fullepisode