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NASA’s wildlife

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Great story. Matthew Strausser was called to Ellington Field after a Texas rat snake slithered inside one of NASA’s T-38 jets. He sometimes coaxes alligators from beneath vehicles, routinely counts the local deer population – 268 this year – and … Continue reading →

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Making room for quail

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

Preservation isn’t just for urban elites. Jim Willis knows it isn’t easy to love a prairie. The quilt of burnt orange and brown that covers his Colorado County land can’t awe or inspire the way a canyon or mountain range … Continue reading →

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