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Saving Turtle Island
At a Fort Worth pond, I seek turtles. Red-eared sliders and flat gray pancakes of spiny softshells plop into the water when I’m too...
Trafficking Exotics
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi
A sleek and...
Creature Comforts 2023
Sad story: I never had a pet growing up. I badly wanted one, a big, fluffy German Shepherd to be exact, but since my...
JJ
Some of you may remember the story we published about a year ago that featured JJ, the striking male mandrill at the Fort Worth...
On the Prowl
How close will you ever get to the proverbial king of the jungle? Inches away might be the answer during a visit to the...
Welcome to Creature Comforts 2025
With Shark Week wrapping up, the fam and I, avid Shark Week enthusiasts, have been engaging in some pretty deep conversations about animals, wild...
‘Famous’ Pets
Some local personalities decided to share pics of their pets with us, and we hopped at the chance to publish them because if there’s...
Look for the Helpers
The state of animal rescue in North Texas is generally chaos, but somehow things seem worse right now. I am peripherally involved with animal...
Ate Days of Dinner & Drinks with Your Doggo
My boy Benny is an older pup now, so we don’t go out together as often as we used to. Recently, we decided to have...
Crocodile Rock
Ripples barely move across the water as giant crocodilians glide effortlessly just beneath the surface. Like ghosts from a prehistoric age, the gharials are...
