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Chick season means all hands on deck

Each spring, the avian facility within the Intensive Management Area at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is bustling with activity. After all, it’s “chick season” for Attwater’s prairie chickens. This native ...READ MORE

Chick season means all hands on deck

Eggs are the spring story for APCs

Just as Spring Break was concluding at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, activity was ramping up in a part of the park far away from the Front Gate. The first Attwater’s ...READ MORE

Eggs are the spring story for APCs

APC reintroduction takes flight through diligent effort

When “chick season” draws near inside Fossil Rim Wildlife Center’s Intensive Management Area, it is time to buckle down and focus in. For Janet Johnson, avian curator, and Cara Burch, ...READ MORE

APC reintroduction takes flight through diligent effort

APC season takes flight with health assessment

Breeding season is on the doorstep for the endangered Attwater’s prairie chickens (APCs) inside the Jim Jackson Intensive Management Area at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, but before impressing a mate ...READ MORE

APC season takes flight with health assessment

Wiedeman details a lot to see at CAC

Located halfway through the Scenic Wildlife Drive at the Overlook, the Children’s Animal Center (CAC) is always free to the public and can be separate from visiting the rest of ...READ MORE

Wiedeman details a lot to see at CAC

Prairie chicken program provides hope

The outlook for the Attwater’s prairie chicken (APC) has been tenuous since it was first listed as endangered in 1967, but in 1992 – in a partnership with the U.S. ...READ MORE

Prairie chicken program provides hope

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 entity, specializing in captive breeding programs for indigenous and exotic endangered and threatened species.

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