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Hello
from Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
September
is here and we are all anticipating fall weather to follow.
This is one of my
favorite times of the year as
we get to quit roasting and enjoy the cooler season. I
believe the animals are relieved, too. They do tend to be
a little
friskier once fall arrives.
If you
are tired of air-conditioning and want to get outdoors, come
out to Fossil Rim and be
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What's
New:
Meet
Fossil Rim’s New Director of Animal Health – Holly
Haefele
We’re
excited to announce that Dr. Holly Haefele (DVM) has just recently
been appointed as Director of Animal Health after joining Fossil
Rim as an Associate Veterinarian in 2004. Holly joined Fossil
Rim as an Associate Veterinarian in 2004 and has been instrumental
in the building of the Attwater’s prairie chicken breeding
program. She hopes to expand Fossil Rim’s work with other
North American wildlife including loons and possibly Baird’s
tapirs from Central America. continued
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Local
Scene:
Texas
Wildflowers – Gayfeather Liatris mucronata
by
Guest Contributor Anita Baker
One
of the late summer or early autumn flowers that blooms
at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is the slender pinkish-purple
gayfeather. The plant sends up stalks, two to five feet
tall, covered in tiny flowers that wave in the breeze
often in the middle
of tall native grasses on prairies and in meadows. Also
known as prairie blazing star and button snakeroot, it
draws butterflies, especially monarchs starting their southward
migration.
The
member of the aster family tolerates poor soils, drought,
bright sun and summer heat. Flowers open
first at the top
of the spike and then bloom downward. It grows from a
tuber with roots that can extend 15 feet into the soil.
The
gayfeather is a common flower used in fresh and dried
floral arrangements and can easily be grown in gardens. |
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Claire
and her Cheetahs
Once upon a time, there was a brave
girl who loved big cats...
Reprinted
courtesy of the Fort Worth Star Telegram
By CHRIS VAUGHN
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
GLEN
ROSE -- This is a story of love turned obsession and
of a green-eyed, bald little girl with a French accent
who wished it to come true. This little girl was named
Claire Smith. She lived with her mother, Sophie, her
father, Craig, and her baby brother, Cole, in a house
in a town called Keller. continued
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Field
Notes:
Attwater's Prairie Chickens Sent to Texas Refuge
On Thursday,
August 24, 2006 Mike Morrow, Donna Roach and Leann Wilkins
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service came up from the
Attwater's Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge near
Seely, Texas to transport more of these endangered birds
back to the refuge for release. continued
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Friends
of Fossil Rim
"Look,
Grandma, this one's for sale!"
These
were the words Haley T. from Plano who was visiting the
Lodge at Fossil Rim with her grandparents. Her grandmother
shared this with me when we took a Safari Tour the next
morning and I couldn't resist sharing it with you. continued |
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Educational
Enrichment:
Autumn Beauty at Wolf Ridge Camp
By
Iris Broyles, Director of Education
As
Fossil Rim slips into the fall season, Wolf Ridge Camp
welcomes eager guests to its day and overnight camps.
As the summer heat dissipates and the cool breezes return
to the countryside, visitors of all ages can enjoy Fossil
Rim's unique environment. Wolf Ridge Camp and the nearby
overlook area are situated high on a hill over the expansive
animal pastures offering spectacular views of changing
fall colors. continued
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