Calling All Pintails, Hurricanes: A Force of Nature
Episode 8 · 2013-12-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
The population of Pintail ducks has been declining over the past decade, and wildlife biologists are trying to figure out why. Watch as captured hens are fitted with transmitters and tracked as they winter on the coast and migrate north. Examine how hurricanes have impacted Texas; past, present and future. In part two of a six part series on the state of the gulf, we'll see how a century ago a hurricane determined the future of Indianola and Galveston. Then take a look at how recent hurricanes, Rita and Ike, devastated Sea Rim and Galveston Island State Parks, and the progress of their recovery. We will reiterate the benefits of healthy marshland to diminish the force of hurricanes. Then visit oyster reef restoration sites in Galveston Bay and see how new technology is being used to map the bottom of Texas bays so that future damage from hurricanes can be more accurately assessed.
30 minutes
Season 29 episodes
1. Austin's Warblers, Pedernales Falls Bike Trails, Selling Texas2013-10-26
2. Recovery at Possum Kingdom, Texas Horned Lizards, Remembering Bois d’Arc Creek2013-11-02
3. Will Hunt for Food, Nicole's Big Adventure, 50 Years and Counting2013-11-09
4. Waiting for Winter Trout, A New North Deer, Talking to the Animals2013-11-16
5. Flocking with Friends, Where to Wade2013-11-23
6. The Inspired Artist, Geocaching Changed My Life, Fishing the Late Shift2013-11-30
7. Fitting In, Standing Out, The Burden of Bounty2013-12-07
8. Calling All Pintails, Hurricanes: A Force of Nature2013-12-14
9. K9 Wardens, Fisheries for the Future, Buck Fever2013-12-21
10. The Invaders, What’s in the Water2013-12-28
11. Above Texas: Rivers & Lakes, Climate of Changes2014-01-04
12. Outdoor Family Camping, Action for the Oceans2014-01-11
13. The Rio Grande: Down But Not Out, The Boat Builder2014-01-18
14. Above Texas: The Coast, Paddling Caddo Lake, Student Parking2014-01-25
15. Eye in the Sky, LBJ's Hill Country Legacy2014-02-01
16. Managing the Martins, State Park Ambassadors, Battle at the Fork2014-02-08
17. Over Texas: Growing Pains, Winter Wonderland for Waterfowl, A Journey South2014-02-15
18. Spreading His Wings, Policing Pollution2014-02-22
19. Texas Tussle: A Gator Hunt, Balancing Act2014-03-01
20. Chasing a Ghost, 50 Years Later, Same Photo, A Place to Hunt2014-03-08
21. What Wardens Do, Stripers in Production2014-03-15
22. Restoring a Texas Treasure, A Scar on the Flats2014-03-22
23. The Last Dance, Mystery of the Tarpon2014-03-29
24. Under Texas: Beneath the Surface, The Last Stand2014-04-05
25. Natural Wasteland, Texas Eagles on the Move2014-04-12
26. A Man in Paradise, Stone Skipping, A Long Way to Seadrift: The Texas Water Safari2014-04-19
