Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. (Photo: Steve Hymon)
Founded by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Wildlife Refuge System is a diverse network of lands and waters dedicated to conserving America’s rich fish and wildlife heritage.
By the Numbers
95 MILLION Land Acres
760 MILLION Acres Submerged Lands and Waters
50 STATES
5 U.S. TERRITORIES
568 NATIONAL Wildlife Refuges
38 WETLAND Management Districts
5 MARINE National Monuments
63 REFUGES with Wilderness Areas
Habitat Across the Refuge System
Northern harrier, Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming. (Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS)