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The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island , Follet's Island , Matagorda Island , San José Island , Mustang Island , Padre Island , and Brazos Island .
The Texas State Aquarium is a nonprofit aquarium located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. The aquarium aims to promote environmental conservation and rehabilitation of the wildlife of the Gulf of Mexico and has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 1995.
Eco-Tours: Eco-tourism is popular on the island, with activities such as dolphin watching tours, sea turtle excursions, and nature walks. [ 16 ] Amusement Parks: Attractions like Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark provide family-friendly entertainment and fun water rides.
Many of these places are more than just dolphinariums; the list includes themeparks, marine mammal parks, zoos or aquariums that may also have more than one species of dolphin. The current status of parks marked with an asterisk (*) is unknown; these parks may have closed down, moved, changed names or no longer house any dolphins.
SeaWorld San Antonio is a 416-acre (168 ha) marine mammal park, oceanarium and animal theme park in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio, Texas, on the city's west side. It is the largest of the three parks in the SeaWorld chain owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts .
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A dolphin stranded on a Texas beach died after a crowd of people "harassed" the animal and tried to ride it, rescue officials said.
Texas Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link) This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Texas . To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.