Texas’ Wild Exotic Animals | Texas News

Texas is home to over 100,000 exotic animals—from kangaroos to monkeys—freely roaming its landscapes, a wild legacy of early 20th-century ranchers who brought them for hunting or conservation. Since the 1950s, these species have bred and spread, with no full census since 1994. While some Texans embrace them as a unique, safari-like wonder, others worry about ecological disruption, disease, and competition with native wildlife. A recent win—the taming of a decades-long Japanese snow monkey colony—hints at progress, but managing these animals remains a complex balancing act between economic interests and environmental health. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fb5f445ef24eac51