Houston Bird Week, run by Houston Audubon, is back. The eight-day event returns to the Houston area for the seventh year with activities and walks at locations from Galveston to Tomball and plenty of ...

After the winter storm of 2021 plunged the Houston Zoo into freezing temperatures that killed several birds and one turtle, the zoo’s leaders learned a valuable lesson. Workers have since insulated ...

For the first time in its history, the Houston Zoo has successfully hatched a boat-billed heron-a nocturnal wading bird known for its wide, flat bill that resembles the hull of a boat. Born on Aug. 23 ...

The Houston Zoo's naming contest for its new baby boat-billed heron closes Wednesday. The four options, which people can vote on at houstonzoo.org, are Keelie, Lorelei, Minnow and Sailor. Born in ...