More bad news for Gulf Coast wildlife

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"ANAHUAC, Texas — For hundreds of species of migratory birds heading south this fall and winter, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge is the last place they can fill up on food and water before making the 600-mile trek across the Gulf of Mexico.

They may not be able to do that this year, after Hurricane Ike decimated the refuge known by bird-watchers around the country for the array of migratory and coastal birds that pass through it.

"It's like a truck stop," says Matt Whitbeck, the refuge's wildlife biologist. "Except this winter, the truck stop will be closed. That's what I'm afraid of." Read the full story here

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