Politics & Government
An adult giraffe on breeder Larry Johnson's ranch in Boerne, Tx on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may require ranchers to permit certain aspects of owning exotic wildlife. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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Mountain gazelles on breeder Larry Johnson's ranch in Boerne, Tx on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may require ranchers to permit certain aspects of owning exotic wildlife. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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Morani River Ranch owner Kevin Reid sits in front of some of his trophies including the Simitar-horned Oryx, left, in Uvalde, Texas, as he discusses permits on that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will require ranchers to apply for. The hunting community argues that it may destroy their business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered species that are now hunted for fees.
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The rounded ears are an attribute of the rare Grevy's zebra on the Morani River Ranch on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may require ranchers to permit certain aspects of owning exotic wildlife. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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Nyle Maxwell of Round Rock, Texas, discusses the exotic game he keeps on his ranch on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to require ranchers to follow a permitting process which the hunting community says will destroy their business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered antelopes. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)
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Zebra follow as a small herd of scimitar-horned oryx escape into the brush on the Morani River Ranch on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to require ranchers to follow a permitting process which may destroy their hunting business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered species. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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An scimitar-horned oryx keeps an eye on the trailing Jeep on the Morani River Ranch on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to require ranchers to follow a permitting process which may destroy their hunting business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered species. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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Charley Seale, executive director of the Exotic Wildlife Association, in Ingram, Texas, discusses permits that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will require ranchers to apply for. The hunting community argues that it will destroy their business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered species that are now hunted for fees. "We bought the animals with our own money and they're telling us what to do with them. They are not anybody's animals but ours," says Seale.
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A small herd of Addax feed in the brush of the Morani River Ranch on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to require ranchers to follow a permitting process which may destroy their hunting business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered species. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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A pair of Addax pause in the brush on the Morani River Ranch on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to require ranchers to follow a permitting process which may destroy their hunting business and ironically lead to the decline in the number of endangered species. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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Bongo antelopes on breeder Larry Johnson's ranch in Boerne, Tx on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may require ranchers to permit certain aspects of owning exotic wildlife. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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A pair of kangaroos and their joey on the Morani River Ranch on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may require ranchers to permit certain aspects of owning exotic wildlife. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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A young giraffe nurses on breeder Larry Johnson's ranch in Boerne, Tx on Wednesday Mar. 21, 2012. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may require ranchers to permit certain aspects of owning exotic wildlife. (Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis)
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