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  2. History of the National Wildlife Refuge System - Wikipedia

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    And by Executive Order of March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, along Florida's central Atlantic coast, as the first unit of the present National Wildlife Refuge System. It is misleading, however, to conclude that this was the genesis of wildlife sanctuaries in the United States.

  3. National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The mission of the refuge system is "To administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of the present and future generations of Americans" (National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997).

  4. Massachusetts Audubon Society - Wikipedia

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    Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society (NAS), and was founded earlier than the NAS. Mass Audubon protects more than 40,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, [ 1 ] saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all with its wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers.

  5. Birdsacre Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Birdsacre Sanctuary, also known as Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary, is an historic house museum and wildlife sanctuary at 289 High Street in Ellsworth, Maine, United States. The core of the property is a 40-acre (16 ha) parcel owned by the pioneering Maine ornithologist Cordelia Stanwood , whose home was opened as a museum in 1960, and is listed on ...

  6. Nature reserve - Wikipedia

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    Bee Lick Creek in the Jefferson Memorial Forest, a National Audubon Society wildlife refuge. A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed ...

  7. Audubon Naturalist Society - Wikipedia

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    The present Audubon Society of the District of Columbia (DC Audubon), established in 1999, is a local chapter of the National Audubon Society. [42] Under the name Audubon Naturalist Society, Nature Forward was not directly affiliated with the national organization.

  8. Audubon - Wikipedia

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    Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, Oyster Bay, New York. In 1918, the NAS actively lobbied for the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. In the 1920s, the organization also played a vital role in convincing the U.S. government to protect vital wildlife areas by including them in a National Wildlife Refuge system.

  9. Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Massachusetts. Established in 1995, it is administered by the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Complex . The refuge includes a surface area of 537.12 acres (2.1736 km 2 ) managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . [ 1 ]