THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 1975
Page 5
ildlife refuge found as hunter’s paradise
By GALE KAUFFMAN
If you say the word “wildlife” to
me Aggies, visions of all-night
runks, wild parties and dancing
me to mind. But to one particular
[roup of Texas A&M students,
midlife” means deer, wild boars,
looping Cranes and alligators.
These wild animals were only a
»wofthe things seen by some stu-
ents of the wildlife science class
ght by Virginia Cogar. Cogar and
Diir students made a weekend trip
o the Aransas National Wildlife Re-
uge where they spent their time
loking for animals and learning
hout them.
Good conversation and good bull
lade the long trip to the refuge,
rhichlies south of Victoria, a pleas-
int one. The students told stories
entertainment and still managed
p ask questions of Cogar about
nldlife.
The refuge appeared as a hunter’s
laradise. The deer were fat and
made perfect targets since they sel
dom moved when the students
stopped to watch them. Eight-point
bucks caused even these wildlife
students to say things like “I wish I
had my gun.”
Most of the wildlife was spotted
after dark. Driving up and down the
roads of the 54,000 acre refuge and
shining a spotlight along the sides,
even the sly foxes and sneaky bob-f
cats were found.
The students took turns holding
the spotlight from the roof of the
vehicle. Each time the light caught
the eyes of an animal, the lookout
would pound on the roof as a signal
to stop. As more animals were spot
ted, the knocking became more
frantic.
After about six hours of staring
into the glare of the light, it began to
get harder to find any animals. But
the lookout was on the ball. He
started pounding on the roof and
yelling, “What’s that? What’s that?”
The spotlight was pointed down the
center of the road. The passengers
leaned out of the window and said,
“It’s a stick!” Well, at least he was
trying.
All of the excitement of seeing the
varied wildlife was just a sideline,
however. The main purpose of the
trip was to give the students a
chance to see the endangered Who
oping Cranes.
The refuge is the only wintering
grounds of the Whoopers. They
migrate yearly between the Aransas
estuary and Wood Buffalo National
Park in Canada. These two areas
were established in cooperation
with the two governments for the
main purpose of protecting the
cranes.
In order to see the Whoopers, it
was necessary for the group to take a
three-hour boat trip along the Inter
coastal Canal. Great Blue Herons,
egrets, vultures, pelicans and water
fowl of all types were seen. And
then finally, the first Whooping
Crane was spotted. A total of eight
were seen and even though they
only appeared as small white dots in
the distance, it was worth every mi
nute of waiting to see them.
Birds and mammals were the
main attractions of the trip, but the
sighting of a dolphin made the boat
ride twice as exciting. One of the
students also saw “a shark come
clear out of the water” in a fight be
tween it and some dolphins.
The weekend trip was a success.
The Whooping Cranes were sighted
and more wildlife was seen by this
group in one day than many people
see in an entire lifetime. And this
“wildlife” didn’t even leave the stu
dents with a hangover.
nited Way fund
its 96% of goal
The College Station United Way
imd drive has reached 96 per cent
if its goal of $35,000, Joe Sawyer,
kirman of the College Station
hive, announced Monday after-
“We have collected or received
iledges for $33,515.41,” Sawyer
said.
He said the last $1,500 of the
jrive would come from contribu-
jons from citizens.
Sawyer said he is asking every
citizen in College Station to contri
bute one more dollar” to the drive.
Three Texas A&M University
football players, Bujnoch, Ed Simo-
nini and Richard Osborne contri
buted the first three dollars of the
$1,500 to the fund drive Monday af
ternoon.
Sawyer said that if the United
Way drive fails to reach its goal,
other governmental bodies would
have to assume the responsibilities
for supporting the 15 agencies re
ceiving funds from the drive.
Staff Photo by Alan Killingsworth
Congratulations
Slap Walker congratulates fullback George Woodard after
he scores against Rice. Woodard gained 167 yards on 32
carries which enabled him to be named Southwest Con
ference Back of the week. Woodard and Walker, along with
Bubba Bean, will lead the Aggie offense against Texas.
A WINNING COMBINATION
JERRY PETRASH
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