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Chad Lussier, a volunteer at I lie ranch,
drives the tour tram and supplies guests
with information about the animals.
"Most of the. animals were born here,"
Lussier said. "Tl ir herds are growing
pretty vastly back here as far as the < leer, so
stuff is constantly thriving."
On the tour's last stop, a herd of
dromedary camels from Southern India
don't hesitate to get up close and personal.
The playful camels are keen on taking food
from the container on the tram.
The rescue effort
Many animals at I lie ranch are rescued
from previous owners who couldn't
properly care for them, Lussier said.
Bamaby and Bailey are two black bear
cubs that were rescued from negligent
owners.
Ail entertainment business would
take the two-and-a-half-year-old cubs to
supermalls and schools for sideshows and
public displays.
It's illegal to privately own a black bear in
Texas without a certificate of registration.
So when the former owners, were going to
put them down, Sharkarosa raised $©,000
to keep tile bears.They arc now set to live
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at ilic ranch permanently
\\ lleii we got iIhhii. it was really bad
- they were ill crates, and they had urine
scalding," Lussier said. v'So it's cool to see
how much theyve turned around."
Edwards said the ranch and other
organizations Contribute to the Fescue and
preservation of endangered species, but
there's only so much that can be done.
"The problem is not the animals that
are becoming extinct, it's their habitats,"
Edwards said. "The longer that we live
and thrive as man, the less and less room
there will be left for the animals. So at least
if you can't see .'the animals in the wild,
you'll have the opportunity to see them up
close;"
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Bottoni, Paul. On The Record, Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 2012, periodical, July 13, 2012; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255945/m1/8/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .