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Pages in category "Wetlands of Texas" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge;
The diverse geography of Texas, the second-largest state, hosts a variety of habitats for amphibians, including swamps and the Piney Woods in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the central Hill Country of the Edwards Plateau, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west (the Trans-Pecos), and grassland prairie in the north ...
Additional wetlands are extensive, including innumerable nameless swamps, ... Village Creek State Park, Texas Parks and Wildlife (1,090 acres (4.4 km 2)) [80]
Waco Lake is also home to a fascinating display of Texas wildlife in its local fauna. Common bird sightings include the Great blue heron , the Great egret , and Red-winged blackbirds [ 20 ] located in the wetlands north of the lake.
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 900 species. It receives around 2 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo in the United States, surpassed only by the San Diego Zoo. [3]
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is a 115,324-acre (466.7 km 2) [1] protected area situated on the southwest side of San Antonio Bay along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Texas. It is located in parts of Aransas , Refugio , and Calhoun Counties.
Coastal Prairie Conservancy was established in 1992 to conserve Katy Prairie, part of the Western Gulf coastal grasslands located in Texas, United States. Approximately 24,500 acres is under conservation easements or owned by CPC in western Harris and Waller Counties.
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is for the birds. The refuge is only open to the public for waterfowl hunting season and for special activities. [1] Three national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species. [2]