Texas horned lizard hatchling release marks milestone to save state reptile

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Lizard’s plight highlights need for landmark federal proposal to aid wildlife, people

FORT WORTH - Once common, the Texas horned lizard is now one of more than 1,300 species of concern across the state. But there is good news for the little “horned toad.” Today, a coalition of zoos and wildlife scientists released 204 captive-raised hatchlings into the wild (100 of them hatched at the Fort Worth Zoo), and this follows new evidence this year that previously released lizards are now…

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