When Jaws hit theaters in 1975, it changed the way millions of people viewed sharks. But six years later, a strange documentary came along that made Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster look almost tame. It was called Great White Death, and it
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On Oct. 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a hunter-harvested female elk in Pecos County. A sample was collected from the elk and was identified and confirmed
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What if an artificial egg could help bring a giant bird back from extinction? For centuries, creatures like New Zealand’s towering giant moa have existed only in museums, scientific records and the human imagination. But groundbreaking work at Colossal Biosciences
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What if scientists could develop an artificial egg capable of helping restore bird species that disappeared centuries ago? It sounds like science fiction, but researchers at Colossal Biosciences are exploring technologies that could open new possibilities for wildlife conservation, biodiversity
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Are venomous sea snakes showing up in the Gulf of Mexico? Years ago, a snake breeder I know told me an incredible story. While fishing an offshore rig near High Island, Texas, he said he encountered what he believed was
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Texas hunters heading into the woods this fall have something new to watch for besides deer, squirrels and other game. New World screwworm has emerged as a serious animal-health concern in Texas, and the arrival of hunting seasons could provide
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A man walked outside his Texas home and discovered a huge cat inside his chicken coop. It wasn’t a bobcat, and it didn’t look like a mountain lion. The animal he described looked like an African lion. That encounter is
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Some wildlife crimes are difficult to comprehend. Years ago, I traveled to a location where someone had illegally killed a buffalo, cut its head off with a chainsaw and left the rest of the animal behind. I had heard about
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When most people hear the words “shark attack,” they picture the terrifying moment an animal strikes. Far fewer think about what happens in the moments afterward—when an ordinary person has to decide whether to run away or dive into danger.
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Every Shark Week, one question seems to rise to the surface almost as predictably as the television specials themselves: Could the megalodon still be alive? It’s a fascinating question, and one I’ve been asked countless times over the years. Let
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Longtime Texas Fish & Game contributor Chester Moore has earned eight First-Place awards at the 35th Annual Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media Awards, including multiple honors recognizing his ongoing work documenting great white sharks in the Gulf.
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The New World screwworm situation in Texas continues to evolve, with USDA’s latest update showing additional animal infestations and an expanding surveillance effort as state and federal officials work to contain the destructive parasite. As of July 12, USDA has
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For decades, the New World screwworm was something many Texans knew only from stories told by older ranchers and wildlife professionals. It was a flesh-eating parasite that once caused devastating losses to livestock and wildlife before being eradicated from the
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Few wildlife threats are as horrifying—or as potentially devastating—as the New World screwworm. Today on Dark Outdoors, we’re taking a deep dive into a parasite that eats living flesh—and it’s no longer a problem confined to the history books. The New
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Nearly 51 years after Jaws changed movie history and forever altered the way people viewed sharks, Chester Moore sits down with Jeffrey Voorhees, the actor who portrayed Alex Kintner, the young boy whose shocking death scene became one of the most
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UPDATED JUNE 10 On June 3 the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and
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Have you heard the story about jaguars released in South Texas? We have the real story on Dark Outdoors the podcast.
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EL PASO — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Franklin Mountains State Park has grown a leg, gaining 1,054 acres to the east through a new land acquisition. “I am excited about this acquisition,” said superintendent Cesar Mendez, “which extends
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A viral social media graphic claiming a 12-foot alligator garfish made an epic journey up the Trinity River is spreading rapidly online, To verify the claims, I contacted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) media branch directly. According to TPWD
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Cocaine sharks are real! In this interview on the award-winning Dark Outdoors® podcast environmental engineer and science communicator Dr. Tracy Fanara explains what scientists are actually discovering about sharks, pharmaceuticals in the ocean, and how chemical exposure could be affecting
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