O’Connor ranching legacy began in 1834; 6,409 acres of Texas prairie protected 191 years later (Image…
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In 1923, wardens began protecting a 35-acre Texas island where the state’s last reddish egrets survived; one family lived there full time in a two-room hut, and today it holds the world’s largest nesting colony
Welcome to the Island Where Egrets Rule A century after wildlife wardens began protecting a small…