Better Outside
by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Cactus Sniffing in the Desert
Cactus Sniffing in the Desert
About this podcast
Are you ready to go outside? Take a trip to the wild places of Texas and learn a thing or two about conservation while you’re at it. In each episode of Better Outside™, Hosts Morgan O’Hanlon and David Yoskowitz bring you out into the field to meet the people who are working to make improve Texas' natural environment.
Episodes
- Cactus Sniffing in the Desert · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 3Maybe you’ve heard of search and rescue dogs like Frida, the Labrador Retriever who saved a dozen people after the catastrophic Mexico City earthquake in 2017. But, as it turns…
- Loose Screws · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 2The New World screwworm, a parasite affecting warm-blooded animals, afflicted U.S. agriculture and wildlife until it was eradicated from North America in the second half of the…
- Lost and Found · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 1Texas Game Wardens conduct a search and rescue training in Big Bend Ranch State Park. This episode details the process of conducting a search + rescue operation, explains why…
- The Black-Capped Comeback · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 6Texas is one of the best states for birding. According to the Texas Bird Records Committee (yeah, that's a thing) there were 636 species in good standing as of their 2010 Annual…
- The Devils You Know — and the One You Don't · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 5The Devils River has a frightening reputation. With a new addition to TPWD’s state natural area on the river, I thought it was the perfect time to see if that reputation holds…
- I Saw Miles (and Miles) of Texas · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 4The trees are calling — and there’s a huge group of cyclists waiting to answer. Each year, the East Texas Showdown kicks off the state’s largest bikepacking event in a little…
- Take A Hike · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 3Texas has never had anything like the Appalachian Trail, the PCT or the Continental Divide Trail. That may change soon. Charlie Gandy is stringing together a route for the XTX, a…
- Hog Wild · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 2It’s time to get a little hog wild alongside some Central Texas bounty hunters. They’re not after people. Bosque County is one of several Texas counties that have put a bounty on…
- When Sheep Fly · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 1Would you believe me when sheep fly? What if I told you they already did? Sheep soared through the sky as helicopters carried them through the sky in early December as part of a…
- Better Outside - Trailer · 1 min
