Caesar Kleberg (September 20, 1873 – 1946) was an American conservationist who was born in

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, and was involved in the

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was an incident in August 1915 in which a large band of

. He attended

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in Austin, where he made it known that he was not "of an indoor nature". In 2009, he was acknowledged as "the father of wildlife conservation in Texas" by the

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. Since 2008, the Wildlife Society has awarded the Caesar Kleberg Award for Excellence in Applied Wildlife Research to "those who have distinguished themselves in applied wildlife research"

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleberg, Caesar American conservationists 1873 births 1946 deaths St. Edward's University alumni Texas Democrats People from Cuero, Texas