Videos

Uploads by Texas Parks and Wildlife

Birdability, Making Birding More Accessible


In cooperation with Travis Audubon, we bring you this special video presentation. , 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 Full Episode: https://youtu.be/bASqRrA1tMU Texas Parks and Wildlife Episode 26, Season 40, Program 3326 When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml #texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #birding #birdingcommunity #accessibility #disability #birdlovers #birdwatchers #birds

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 Birdability - 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

Austin Bat Refuge


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. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/bASqRrA1tMU Texas Parks and Wildlife Episode 26, Season 40, Program 3326 When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml #bats #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #urbanwildlife #texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #austin #nature #animals

Turkey Calling 101 #texas


Turkey talk with our turkey translator, Steve Hall. 🦃 Turkeys yelp, cluck, and gobble to communicate with the flock and attract mates. Steve tells us what it’s all about. #turkeys #turkeyseason #turkeyhunting #turkeycall #turkeycalling #hunting #hunter #wildlife #shorts #youtubeshorts #youtubeshort

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Commission Meeting 9:00am, Thur., March 27, 2025.


This is the Livestream for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Meeting at 9:00am, Thursday March 27, 2025. The Thursday March 28, 2024, open meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will be held in person and by teleconference at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Austin Headquarters, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744. NOTICE REGARDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AGENDA ITEMS Additional information about the agenda items listed above is available on the TPWD website at: https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/meetings/ NOTICE REGARDING ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS Items may be taken up in an order other than that listed on the agenda. NOTICE REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION In addition to the items for which an Executive Session is scheduled, the Commission may meet in Executive (Closed) Session on any item listed above if authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Commission Meeting Thursday March 27, 2025 9:00 AM Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Commission Hearing Room 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Commission Chair David Yoskowitz, Ph.D., Executive Director Approval of Minutes from the Commission Meeting held January 23, 2025