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The Trump administration has stopped the expansion of the state’s oldest animal refuge. One of the goal’s of the expansion was to protect the sandhill crane. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / ...

A group of animal caregivers in the Lone Star State said they need the public's support after city officials gave them an ultimatum to either relocate or close their doors. The North Texas Wildlife ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Plans to expand the oldest wildlife refuge in Texas have been ...

LUBBOCK Plans to expand the oldest wildlife refuge in Texas have been scrapped in favor of President Donald Trump’s effort to “unleash American energy.” The reversal, which was announced last month, ...