Chester Moore

A new spider species has been discovered in Morocco that essentially does cartwheels From the Weird & Wild blog… Its gymnastics aren’t the only thing that makes it special: The flic-flac spider also makes structures out of silk to keep […]

No animal symbolizes the marshes of the American South better than the American alligator. Once an endangered species, the population rose enough to open a hunting season in 1984 and now thanks to solid management by the Texas Parks &

One of the most common mystery animals stories in the United States involves giant catfish. As the story typically goes, divers descend below a dam to inspect the walls and see a catfish “large as a Volkswagen and big enough

It’s the time of year when many come across fawns and other wild babies and the reaction is often to”rescue” them. Officials with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) said people need to exercise caution. “Many people discover apparently

Is this the weirdest animal you have ever seen? It’s a sloth I photographed and filmed a segment with at Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch in 2012 and yes it is weird but there are lots of weird ones out there. What

This series of photos was taken by my friend award-winning wildlife photographer Gerald Burliegh back in 1995 when we got to help take our jaguar friend Tasha to get root canal. I found them while digging through photos for a

In Episode 2 of season 2 of God’s Outdoors with Chester Moore I take you through some steps to have amazing wildlife encounters on a budget. Join me as I encounter everything from box turtles to bald eagles and a

In Episode 2 of season 2 of God’s Outdoors with Chester Moore I take you through some steps to have amazing wildlife encounters on a budget. Join me as I encounter everything from box turtles to bald eagles and a

Episode 2 of God’s Outdoors with Chester Moore is in the on-demand archive at GETV.org. It’s called “Wildlife Encounters on a Budget” and features encounters with Gulf Coast box turtles, bald eagles and a crazy spider crab, all the while

Being a photographer and videographer has given me a unique opportunity to look into the eyes of many, many wild creatures which has allowed me to learn so much about them. The following is some wild eyes I have looked

Ligers. Despite rumors to the contrary they are not just the figment of movie nerd’s “Napoleone Dynamite”. They are a real hybrid consisting of a female lion and a male tiger. Terri Werner and I interviewed “Doc” Antle of the

The first episode of God’s Outdoors with Chester Moore is available for viewing online at GETV.org. Click here to watch the episode on demand in HD. The episode is called “Wildlife in the City” and features opossums, foxes, geese and

The alligator garfish is my favorite creature that dwells the rivers and lakes of North America. Growing possibly up to 10 feet in length and routinely measuring more than seven feet they are legitimate “River Monsters”. As a child I

We got a great response to our jaguarundi special on Extreme Wildlife Radio. In case you missed it, Terri Werner and I interviewed Jim Broaddus with Bear Creek Feline Center about these mysterious and uniquely beautiful cats. I just got

A story in The Huffington Post on a Texas couple who say they caught an alleged “chupacabra” in a live trap caused a gigantic stir on social media last week. I got dozens of inquiries about the identity of the

Kingdom Zoo is a lifestyle and although I didn’t have a name for it back then, it always has been. This is a shot of me outside the serpentarium at The Houston Zoo when I was eight years old. I

The shrew is a mouse-sized insectivore that is arguably the most voracious predator on the planet and the two most common varieties are the southern short-tailed shrew and the least shrew. Shrews have an extremely high metabolic rate. According to