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A Mission runner filmed a capybara wandering along a Rio Grande Valley trail last Wednesday, prompting contact with wildlife experts and reminders about exotic‑pet rules.
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Hill Country Snags Massive 54,000-Acre Silver Lake State Park
Game-camera images show a black bear at a feeder outside Benavides; state wildlife officials are reviewing the photos to see if Duval County has its first confirmed sighting.
Ottawa has endorsed a plan to move 30 belugas and four dolphins from Marineland to aquariums including Georgia Aquarium. Initial permits are in hand but the transfer is complex.
A 54,000‑acre Hill Country ranch will become Silver Lake State Park after the Moody Foundation donated most of the land and TPWD bought the remainder.
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