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An Ecological Wonderland--King Ranch in Texas

King Ranch, located in south Texas, encompasses a sprawling 825,000 acres and is the biggest ranch in the United States and one of the largest in the world. While King Ranch is still active in ranching activities, in particular the raising of quarter horses, many of its modern functions are related to ecological and conservation programs.

King Ranch has made a number of advancements in the field of ranching through the King Ranch Institute of Ranch Management, co-operated with Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University. The King Ranch Institute trains the next generation of American ranchers, and uses King Ranch as a living laboratory.

King Ranch has an amazing track record of working to preserve the natural habitat for the regions indigenous creatures. King Ranch has often been cited as an example of how a ranch can remain profitable while having a positive effect on the local ecology. King Ranch maintains its own staff of professional biologists and also makes the land available for other scientists to study.

While King Ranch is at the forefront of ranch management and conservation efforts, at its heart it is still a business. Many of the hundreds of thousands of acres on King Ranch are still used for ranching. Many of the advanced techniques developed at the King Ranch Institute of Ranch Management are put in practice at King Ranch, including innovative feeding and animal management techniques. Cattle and quarter horses are the top animals that are raised at King Ranch.

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