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Back from the brink: Houston Zoo raising, releasing endangered species

Endangered animals in Texas are getting a second chance at life thanks to the Houston Zoo.The Attwater's prairie chicken, the Houston toad and five species of sea turtles are being rehabilitated to be released into the wild in coming weeks, according to Peter Riger, the zoo's vice president of conservation and science.  The grouse-like Attwater's prairie chicken, which once thrived throughout coastal Texas and Louisiana, are now believed to number less than 100 in the wild."The zoo is a vital link to getting these animals back into the landscape," Riger said. "At this point, they need assistance. Their numbers are too low to rebound on their own."Riger said the zoo has recently tended to 200 Attwater's prairie chicken eggs in its incubators after they were carefully transported from its facility at the Johnson Space Center. Once hatched, they will be released at full maturity within a few months, he said.The Houston toad, which was decimated amid extensive drought and urban expansion i...

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