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America's National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System

Its History

The National Wildlife Refuge System was not created in one action, but was the result of more than a century of land management and wildlife protection decisions.

Read about the beginning of the National Wildlife Refuge System:

Pelican Island and the Start of the Wildlife Conservation Movement (97 KB PDF)

Photo of Paul Kroegel and nestling brown pelican.
Paul Kroegel, the first game warden on Pelican Island, with a nestling brown pelican. Photo credit: G Nelson/USFWS

TIMELINE

Click on a link in the timeline to learn about events leading to the establishment of the Refuge System and more recent developments.

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