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Compiled in the Divisions of Game Mr-nrgement ^nd ■'^igrrtory V^aterfowl 



v-ildlifc, r>:.fuges maintrinod by the Pur-ru of Piolo,f>-ical Survey now num- 

 ber 107. All species of wild rnimals rnd birds ^re prot- ctcd on these arops, 

 although 7 are maintrined primrrily for big game. Included -^jiiong the bird 

 r^^fuges ar.j thos^ for migratory birds t.stablished under the -^ligratory Bird 

 Conservation Act of February IS, 1929 (U. s. Codu , title 16, sec. 715), which 

 provides for the requisition of lands suitable -^s feeding, resting, and breed- 

 ing grounds for the various species. 



There -^.re also r.: presented the beginnings of th- r-.-fuges being estab- 

 lished Vv'ith emergency funds under th^, migratory-wat-rfowl restoration program 

 inpugurr^ted in 1934, namely th^ Elitzen Vplley '^.ddition to the Lpke Mrlheur 

 Refuge, Oreg. ; the Lake HattamusVcet Refuge, N. C; and the Bull Island addi- 

 tion to the Cape Romrin Refuge, S. C. 



Among the outstanding projected migratory-waterfowl refuges, some of 

 which plre'-'dy ^-ro functioning rs restored nesting and feeding areas but not 

 included in this list, ^ro: 



YHiite River, Ark. 

 S.-cr^mento, C' lif . 

 Chautruqu--, 111. 

 Delta, Lr. 

 Seney, 'lich. 

 Squaw Creek, I To. 



Lake povrdoin, Mont. 

 ^ledicine L'4:e , Tlont. 

 Red Rock, Mont. 

 ^Tr. 1(:; n t i ne , ;Tc b r . 

 Arrow-wood, >'. D'^k. 

 Dos L^.cs, TJ. D-^k. 



Lostv."Ood, N. Dak. 

 Lower Souris, N.Dpk, 

 Upper Souris, N.Drk. 

 Lacrcek, S. D'^k. 

 Srnd Lpke , S. Dpk. 

 Tpubry, S. Dak. 



The big game rpnges rnd preserves, mp'intained principplly for the per- 

 petuation of buffalo, elk, deer, mountain sheep, and antelope, pre as follows: 



Ch^rl' s Shelaon Antelope Refuge, -Tev. 

 Elk Refuge (winter feeding ground), ^"yo. 

 F^rt ITountain Gpme Range, OrL.g. 

 F-^tionrl pison Range, ^ont. 

 ]''iobrprp Game ;Pr'.;Scrve, 'xbr. 

 Suliys Hill Game Pres^i^rve, I'. Dak. 

 Pichita T'lountpins ''"iiciiife Refuge, Oklp . 



^'Jildlife and Federal propi..rty on th-.sc refuges pnd preserves are pro- 

 tected by Federal lavjs and regulations thert^under, pnd pre administered by 

 the Biological Survey. Copies can b'. had from tP.. Pur-v^ru p.t ppshington, D.C, 

 or from the local rt^presentrtive in charge. 



