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In 1968, Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. [ 1 ] In the mid-1960s, the World Wildlife Fund purchased 3,500 acres (14 km 2 ) of land to preserve some remaining coastal prairie for Attwater's Prairie Chicken.
Attwater's prairie-chicken has been on the endangered species list since March 1967 when an estimated 1,070 birds were left in the wild. [11] By 2003, fewer than 50 birds remained in the wild. In 1999, The Nature Conservancy decided to permit new drilling close to primary breeding grounds on Texas land owned by the Conservancy.
The preserve was created in 1995 by the Nature Conservancy thanks to a $2.2 million donation of land by ExxonMobil. [1] [2] The primary goal in creating the preserve was to save the endangered Attwater's prairie chicken, though the preserve protects coastal prairie and supports a wide variety of wildlife. [1]
The Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge is a major preserve created for the protection of the endangered Attwater's prairie chicken. The loops of the Lower Coast feature a variety of snowbirds from Canada and the northern U.S. which winter in the region. [12]
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Attwater Prairie Chicken Preserve 1968 29°40′08″N 96°16′00″W / 29.668827°N 96.266751°W / 29.668827; -96.266751 ( Attwater Prairie Chicken
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