The
trumpeting of an endangered whooping crane echoes across the far reaches
of the marsh. Only at Aransas NWR does the only natural flock of North
America's tallest bird find an enduring winter stronghold on a single
refuge.
Here, too, pelicans,
herons, egrets, spoonbills and waterfowl dine in brackish waters and salt
marshes teeming with fishes, blue crabs and clams.
On shore, javelinas,
bobcats and white-tailed deer wander oak woodlands. Alligators peer from still
waters of ponds and sloughs.
Aransas is home to
a multitude of wildlife. Each list represented above includes the most
common to the most rare species found on the Refuge. Let us know if you
see one of our more rare species. |