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September 27, 2022 Rachael Shappard

Saving the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken in the Wild

Since 1994, the Houston Zoo has supported conservation efforts for the endangered Attwater’s prairie chicken (APC) by raising and releasing APCs in the wild. We have raised and released over 1,300 Attwater’s prairie…

August 27, 2021 Rachael Shappard

Saving an Iconic Bird from Extinction

The Houston Zoo is helping one of the most endangered birds in North America make a comeback. A century ago, there were about one million Attwater’s prairie chickens in the wild, today it…